NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1957 › Outcome of collective-bargaining elections, and number of employees in units
Outcome of collective-bargaining elections, and number of employees in units
| Affiliation of participating unions | Number of elections | Number of elections | Number of elections | Number of elections | Number of employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Number of employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Number of employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Number of employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Total valid votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation of participating unions | Total | In which representation rights were won by — AFL-CIO affiliates | In which representation rights were won by — Unaffiliated unions | In which no representative was chosen | Total | In units in which representation rights were won by — AFL-CIO affiliates | In units in which representation rights were won by — Unaffiliated unions | In units where no representative was chosen | Total valid votes cast |
| Total | 4,729 | 2,619 | 323 | 1,787 | 458,904 | 176,497 | 88,423 | 193,984 | 410,619 |
| 1-union elections: | |||||||||
| AFL-CIO | 3,879 | 2,236 | 1,643 | 282,748 | 112,816 | 169,932 | 257,960 | ||
| Unaffiliated | 256 | 190 | 66 | 12,639 | 8,882 | 3,757 | 10,792 | ||
| 2-union elections: | |||||||||
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO | 321 | 260 | 61 | 48,036 | 30,591 | 18,345 | 43,025 | ||
| AFL-CIO v. unaffiliated | 223 | 98 | 113 | 12 | 100,923 | 20,206 | 69,495 | 1,222 | 86,359 |
| Unaffiliated v. unaffiliated | 9 | 9 | 1,305 | 1,305 | 1,215 | ||||
| 3-union elections: | |||||||||
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1,780 | 1,620 | 160 | 1,547 | ||
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. unaffiliated | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10,095 | 1,244 | 8,673 | 178 | 9,265 |
| AFL-CIO v. unaffiliated v. unaffiliated | 2 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 64 | ||||
| 4-union elections: AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 410 | 20 | 390 | 392 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.