NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1965 › Industrial Distribution of Representation Elections Held in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 1965
Stitched from pp. 219–220.
| Industrial group | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for unions | Total votes for no union | Employees in unit choosing representation | ||||||||
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| Industrial group | Total elections | Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total votes for no union | Employees in unit choosing representation |
| Total, all industrial groups | 7,776 | 4,680 | 3,017 | 1,179 | 309 | 175 | 3,096 | 544,536 | 491,453 | 306,699 | 208,255 | 36,883 | 32,902 | 28,659 | 184,754 | 333,545 |
| Manufacturing | 4,546 | 2,771 | 1,935 | 504 | 220 | 112 | 1,775 | 433,023 | 394,055 | 249,385 | 171,284 | 23,307 | 29,414 | 25,380 | 144,670 | 268,247 |
| Ordnance and accessories | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2,232 | 2,175 | 1,206 | 1,145 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 969 | 2,052 |
| Food and kindred products | 657 | 418 | 222 | 141 | 44 | 11 | 239 | 42,528 | 38,301 | 24,259 | 14,519 | 5,370 | 2,945 | 1,425 | 14,042 | 28,590 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,504 | 2,245 | 1,285 | 1,285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 960 | 1,636 |
| Textile mill products | 77 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 9,314 | 8,474 | 4,577 | 3,786 | 351 | 167 | 273 | 3,897 | 5,121 |
| Apparel and other finished products, made from fabrics and similar materials | 88 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 10,330 | 9,433 | 4,780 | 3,902 | 273 | 118 | 487 | 4,653 | 4,846 |
| Lumber and wood products (except furniture) | 170 | 87 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 83 | 10,100 | 9,167 | 4,628 | 4,037 | 321 | 195 | 75 | 4,539 | 4,373 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 162 | 96 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 14,372 | 12,887 | 7,734 | 6,669 | 403 | 413 | 249 | 5,153 | 8,409 |
| Paper and allied products | 210 | 134 | 94 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 76 | 43,142 | 38,717 | 32,443 | 17,214 | 1,639 | 11,793 | 1,797 | 6,274 | 34,682 |
| Printing, publishing, and allied industries | 259 | 156 | 128 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 12,154 | 10,891 | 6,135 | 5,056 | 508 | 342 | 229 | 4,756 | 6,071 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 271 | 169 | 104 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 102 | 20,208 | 18,408 | 10,294 | 6,914 | 1,455 | 1,425 | 500 | 8,114 | 10,686 |
| Products of petroleum and coal | 60 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 6,911 | 6,201 | 5,640 | 2,281 | 1,147 | 452 | 1,760 | 561 | 6,441 |
| Rubber products | 228 | 144 | 103 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 84 | 17,813 | 16,329 | 8,798 | 6,887 | 939 | 806 | 166 | 7,531 | 9,830 |
| Leather and leather products | 61 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 12,465 | 11,317 | 5,771 | 5,257 | 100 | 204 | 210 | 5,546 | 5,702 |
| Stone, clay, and glass products | 250 | 149 | 87 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 101 | 17,391 | 15,824 | 9,358 | 6,266 | 1,305 | 1,164 | 623 | 6,466 | 9,633 |
| Primary metal industries | 295 | 207 | 152 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 88 | 32,682 | 29,416 | 20,304 | 15,185 | 1,728 | 3,089 | 302 | 9,112 | 24,651 |
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 562 | 353 | 268 | 51 | 24 | 10 | 209 | 35,849 | 32,676 | 18,803 | 14,837 | 2,125 | 1,027 | 814 | 13,873 | 20,392 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 459 | 273 | 211 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 186 | 54,237 | 50,436 | 36,452 | 21,404 | 1,678 | 1,504 | 11,866 | 13,984 | 39,294 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies | 267 | 134 | 90 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 133 | 45,449 | 41,435 | 23,147 | 16,495 | 2,023 | 2,023 | 2,606 | 18,288 | 20,775 |
| Aircraft | 42 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6,564 | 6,209 | 3,183 | 2,381 | 47 | 497 | 258 | 3,026 | 2,759 |
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 28 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7,588 | 6,791 | 5,886 | 4,576 | 65 | 189 | 1,056 | 905 | 6,553 |
| Automotive and other transportation equipment | 176 | 107 | 84 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 12,835 | 11,852 | 6,713 | 5,283 | 641 | 632 | 157 | 5,139 | 7,041 |
| Professional, scientific, and controlling instruments | 85 | 54 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 6,493 | 5,954 | 3,239 | 2,243 | 562 | 110 | 324 | 2,715 | 3,039 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 124 | 74 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 9,862 | 8,917 | 4,750 | 3,662 | 627 | 258 | 203 | 4,167 | 5,671 |
| Mining | 78 | 49 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 5,809 | 5,027 | 3,709 | 2,350 | 324 | 808 | 227 | 1,318 | 4,379 |
| Metal mining | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2,394 | 1,934 | 1,480 | 1,051 | 36 | 393 | 0 | 454 | 1,802 |
| Coal mining | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 704 | 650 | 488 | 5 | 0 | 266 | 217 | 162 | 608 |
| Crude petroleum and natural gas production | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 327 | 261 | 138 | 133 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 217 |
| Nonmetalic mining and quarrying | 43 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2,384 | 2,182 | 1,603 | 1,161 | 283 | 149 | 10 | 579 | 1,752 |
| Construction | 211 | 142 | 119 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 69 | 10,112 | 8,147 | 4,939 | 3,703 | 187 | 160 | 889 | 3,208 | 6,634 |
| Wholesale trade | 852 | 484 | 170 | 289 | 15 | 10 | 368 | 17,793 | 16,402 | 8,944 | 3,754 | 4,339 | 223 | 628 | 7,458 | 8,959 |
| Retail trade | 959 | 527 | 374 | 115 | 22 | 16 | 432 | 32,097 | 28,169 | 14,932 | 11,535 | 2,596 | 330 | 471 | 13,237 | 16,820 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 71 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2,303 | 2,175 | 1,329 | 1,318 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 846 | 1,767 |
| Transportation, communication, and other public utilities | 649 | 417 | 190 | 202 | 18 | 7 | 232 | 24,869 | 21,372 | 14,819 | 8,709 | 4,847 | 716 | 547 | 6,553 | 17,212 |
| Local passenger transportation | 51 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8,348 | 6,675 | 5,818 | 3,803 | 1,866 | 20 | 129 | 857 | 7,158 |
| Motor freight, warehousing, and transportation services | 365 | 225 | 38 | 176 | 6 | 5 | 140 | 7,916 | 6,927 | 4,141 | 939 | 2,600 | 300 | 302 | 2,286 | 4,402 |
| Water transportation | 30 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 769 | 647 | 448 | 352 | 59 | 37 | 0 | 199 | 469 |
| Other transportation | 27 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1,326 | 1,187 | 656 | 450 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 531 | 803 |
| Communication | 93 | 63 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 2,360 | 2,183 | 1,279 | 1,101 | 10 | 52 | 116 | 904 | 1,456 |
| Heat, light, power, water, and sanitary services | 83 | 56 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 4,150 | 3,753 | 2,477 | 2,064 | 108 | 305 | 0 | 1,276 | 2,924 |
| Services | 410 | 240 | 149 | 53 | 18 | 20 | 170 | 18,530 | 16,106 | 8,642 | 5,602 | 1,277 | 1,246 | 517 | 7,464 | 9,527 |
| Hotel and other lodging places | 62 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 4,625 | 3,997 | 2,127 | 1,535 | 223 | 202 | 167 | 1,870 | 2,416 |
| Personal services | 65 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 4,408 | 3,950 | 2,189 | 1,207 | 339 | 521 | 122 | 1,761 | 2,422 |
| Automobile repair, garage, and other misc repair services | 127 | 79 | 47 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 2,154 | 2,003 | 1,092 | 627 | 421 | 18 | 26 | 911 | 2,154 |
| Motion pictures and other amusement and other health services | 31 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 959 | 836 | 473 | 321 | 34 | 0 | 118 | 363 | 401 |
| Nonprofit membership organizations | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 449 | 417 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 106 |
| Miscellaneous services | 118 | 60 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 5,935 | 4,903 | 2,618 | 1,769 | 260 | 505 | 84 | 2,285 | 3,023 |
698 of 728 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out. 4 cells break a sum: 'Motor freight, warehousing, an', column 10: prints 6,927, the subtotals in columns 11 to 16 add to 6,427; 'Transportation, communication,', column 16: prints 6,553, rows 'Local passenger tran' to 'Heat, light, power, ' add to 6,053; 'Services', column 17: prints 9,527, rows 'Hotel and other lodg' to 'Miscellaneous servic' add to 10,522; 'Manufacturing', column 9: prints 433,023, rows 'Ordnance and accesso' to 'Miscellaneous manufa' add to 432,973.
p. 219. The table is cut off by the crop: the body ends mid-table at "Professional, scientific, and controlling instruments" (the last non-manufacturing industry groups and any total lines continue on the following page). No footnote text is printed on this crop, even though the stub heading carries a raised "1" marker; the footnote presumably appears at the end of the table on a later page. First body row: the label scans as "Tota" followed by a raised stroke, then ", all industrial groups". I read that stroke as the final letter "l" of "Total" (set high/broken in the scan) rather than a footnote marker, so the label is transcribed "Total, all industrial groups"; if the marker reading is preferred it would be "Total^1, all industrial groups". Two cells have a digit degraded by the scan and were read from context: "Leather and leather products" under Valid votes cast for unions / Other national unions scans as "2C4" and is transcribed 204; "Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment)" under Valid votes cast for unions / Total scans as "18,8C3" and is transcribed 18,803. As printed, "Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies" shows the same value 2,023 in both the Teamsters and the Other national unions columns under Valid votes cast for unions; this is transcribed as printed. Column structure: 17 columns. Columns 3-7 fall under the spanner "Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions" and columns 11-15 under "Valid votes cast for unions"; both spanners have the identical sub-heads Total / AFL-CIO unions / Teamsters / Other national unions / Other local unions, so the two blocks are distinguished only by position.
p. 220. Continuation page: no column headings are printed on this crop, so header_rows is empty. The grid has 16 columns (stub + 15 numeric), confirmed from the vertical rules; the first body row ("Miscellaneous manufacturing industries") is itself a continuation of the manufacturing block begun on the previous page, and the table's earlier rows are outside the crop. Column placement was checked against the table's own internal arithmetic and holds for all 24 rows: col1 = col2 + col7; col2 = col3 + col4 + col5 + col6; col10 = col11 + col12 + col13 + col14; col9 = col10 + col15. Doubtful cells: - "Local passenger transportation", column 14: the scan shows what looks like a leading period (".129"). It is a stray mark/ink speck, not a decimal point — the row's own arithmetic (3,803 + 1,866 + 20 + 129 = 5,818) confirms the value is 129, which is what I transcribed. - "Nonmetalic mining and quarrying": transcribed as it resolves in the scan; the printed word may be "Nonmetallic" (the standard SIC wording) with the second "l" lost in the 1-bit scan. - "Automobile repair, garage, and other misc repair services": "misc" is an abbreviation that most likely carries a period ("misc.") in print; the period does not resolve in the scan and was not added. - "Motion pictures and other amusement and other health services": transcribed exactly as printed. The wording looks like a printer's error conflating two SIC groups (normally "Motion pictures and other amusement and recreation services" and "Medical and other health services"); no correction was made. - Footnote punctuation: the colon after "Source" and the periods in "U.S." do not resolve in the scan and were not supplied; the footnote is otherwise legible.
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Read by claude-opus-5 (effort max, prompt extract_v1) from the 300-dpi scan; stitched by page. Updated October 2026.