NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1963 › 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 | Cast for deauthorization | Cast for deauthorization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Total | Resulting in deauthorization Number | Resulting in deauthorization Percent of total | Resulting in continued authorization Number | Resulting in continued authorization Percent of total | Total eligible | Resulting in deauthorization Number | Resulting in deauthorization Percent of total | Resulting in continued authorization Number | Resulting in continued authorization Percent of total | Total | Percent of total eligible | Number | Percent of total eligible |
| Total | 45 | 32 | 71.1 | 13 | 28.9 | 3,886 | 2,790 | 71.8 | 1,096 | 28.2 | 2,902 | 74.7 | 2,050 | 52.8 |
| AFL-CIO | 25 | 18 | 72 | 7 | 28 | 3,385 | 2,525 | 74.6 | 860 | 25.4 | 2,533 | 74.8 | 1,809 | 53.4 |
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 14 | 70 | 6 | 30 | 501 | 265 | 52.9 | 236 | 47.1 | 369 | 73.7 | 241 | 65.3 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.