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Results of union-shop deauthorization polls
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Number of polls | Number of polls | Number of polls | Number of polls | Number of polls | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Total | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Total eligible | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Total | Percent of total eligible | Cast for deauthorization | Cast for deauthorization |
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Total | Number | Percent of total | Number | Percent of total | Total eligible | Number | Percent of total | Number | Percent of total | Total | Percent of total eligible | Number | Percent of total eligible |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 40 | 1,966 | 202 | 10.3 | 1,764 | 89.7 | 1,514 | 77 | 180 | 9.2 |
| AFL-CIO | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 5 | 38.5 | 481 | 195 | 40.5 | 286 | 59.5 | 416 | 85.5 | 173 | 36 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 1,485 | 7 | 0.5 | 1,478 | 99.5 | 1,098 | 73.9 | 7 | 0.5 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.