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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) 1 | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) 1 | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) 1 | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) 1 | Employees involved (number eligible to vote) 1 | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Total eligible | In polls | In polls | In polls | In polls | Total | Percent of total eligible | Cast for deauthorization | Cast for deauthorization | |
| Number | Percent of total | Number | Percent of total | Resulting in deauthorization Number | Resulting in deauthorization Percent of total | Resulting in continued authorization Number | Resulting in continued authorization Percent of total | Number | Percent of total eligible | |||||
| Total | 48 | 35 | 72 9 | 13 | 27 1 | 3,975 | 2,759 | 69 4 | 1,216 | 30 6 | 3,428 | 86 2 | 2,196 | 55 2 |
| AFL-CIO unions | 37 | 26 | 70 3 | 11 | 29 7 | 3,608 | 2,459 | 68 2 | 1,149 | 31 8 | 3,113 | 86 3 | 1,978 | 54 8 |
| Teamsters | 4 | 4 | 100 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 134 | 100 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 89 6 | 94 | 70 1 |
| Other national unions | 4 | 3 | 75 0 | 1 | 25 0 | 203 | 153 | 75 4 | 50 | 24 6 | 166 | 81 8 | 110 | 54 2 |
| Other local unions | 3 | 2 | 66 7 | 1 | 33 3 | 30 | 13 | 43 3 | 17 | 56 7 | 27 | 90 0 | 14 | 51 9 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.