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Valid Votes Cast in Representation Elections, by Final Results of Election, in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 1968

printed as Table 14 · source pages 240–243 · nlrb1968_p0240_t0

Stitched from pp. 240–243.

Participating unionsTotal valid votes castValid votes cast in elections wonValid votes cast in elections lost
Participating unionsTotal valid votes castVotes for unionsTotal votes for no unionVotes for unionsTotal votes for no union
Participating unionsTotal valid votes castTotalAFL-CIO unionsTeamstersOther national unionsOther local unionsTotal votes for no unionTotalAFL-CIO unionsTeamstersOther national unionsOther local unionsTotal votes for no union
A. ALL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS
AFL-CIO296,50978,04178,04137,97265,33365,333115,163
Teamsters56,65218,81518,8158,7749,5009,50019,563
Other national unions16,9224,1594,1592,0834,0034,0036,677
Other local unions4,9271,6381,6384348768761,979
1-union elections375,010102,65378,04118,8154,1591,63849,26379,71265,3339,5004,003876143,382
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO31,22918,35518,3551,4244,1724,1727,278
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters25,37117,8838,5689,3159032,5541,2681,2864,031
AFL-CIO v. Natl25,93021,68210,76510,9178621,1703148562,216
AFL-CIO v. Local33,18031,23015,25115,9791,212299176123439
Teamsters v. Teamsters1511114000
Teamsters v. Natl2,4212,3531,3111,042244321221
Teamsters v. Local2,8662,4731,3321,141831075849203
Natl v. Natl2612592592000
Natl v. Local699685373312140000
Local v. Local644747116160
2-union elections122,03694,97852,93911,96912,59117,4794,5298,3615,9301,36587818814,168
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO96363663632141141154
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Teamsters2002001297100000
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Natl752495391104396690158
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Local1,5681,3785488301758580115
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v. Teamsters272702700000
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v. Natl1,2349931194024721210510095124
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v. Local66065130028764900000
AFL-CIO v. Natl v. Natl333000000
AFL-CIO v. Natl v. Local1,1091,10165519427800000
AFL-CIO v. Local v. Local993963627336300000
A. ALL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS
Teamsters v. Local v. Local3333102300000
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO5353530000
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Teamsters7911271270022013783444
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v. Local1,3091,2901131,0221551900000
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Local313126500000
3 (or more)-union elections9,7267,9813,7271,8195951,840130620352831850995
Total representation elections506,772205,612134,70732,60317,34520,95753,92288,69371,61510,9485,0661,064158,545
B. ELECTIONS IN RC CASES
AFL-CIO275,61371,51171,51135,54261,40961,409107,151
Teamsters53,46318,03418,0348,4308,9948,99418,005
Other national unions16,4474,0564,0562,0103,9093,9096,472
Other local unions4,6881,5801,5804318528521,825
1-union elections350,21195,18171,51118,0344,0561,58046,41375,16461,4098,9943,909852133,453
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO18,8227,1257,1251,1013,9443,9446,652
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters20,67613,3716,5646,8077692,5391,2531,2863,997
AFL-CIO v. Natl.25,27021,13810,59910,5397461,1703148562,216
AFL-CIO v. Local31,79429,89714,73815,1591,159299176123439
Teamsters v. Teamsters1511114000
Teamsters v. Natl.2,4142,3461,3091,037244321221
Teamsters v. Local2,8302,4371,3221,115831075849203
Natl. v. Natl.2612592592000
Natl. v. Local563550308242130000
Local v Local644747116160
2-union elections102,70977,18139,0269,44912,14316,5633,9028,1185,6871,36587818813,508
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO96363663632141141154
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v Teamsters2002001297100000
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v Natl752495391104396690158
AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v. Local1,5681,3785488301758580115
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v Teamsters272702700000
AFL-CIO v Teamsters v Natl1,2349931194024721210510095124
AFL-CIO v Teamsters v. Local66065130028764900000
AFL-CIO v Natl v Natl333000000
AFL-CIO v Natl v. Local1,1091,10165519427800000
AFL-CIO v Local v Local993963627336300000
Teamsters v Local v Local3333102300000
AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO5353530000
AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v Teamsters7911271270022013783444
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v Local1,3091,2901131,022155190000
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v Local313126500000
3 (or more)-union elections9,7267,9813,7271,8195951,840130620352831850995
Total RC elections462,646180,343114,26429,30216,79419,98350,44583,90267,44810,4424,9721,040147,956
C ELECTIONS IN RM CASES
AFL-CIO12,9213,3783,3781,1672,8312,8315,545
Teamsters2,2455955951913403401,119
Other national unions2913309393195
Other local unions205585832121123
1-union elections15,6624,0343,3785953581,3613,2852,83134093216,982
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO12,39811,22111,221323228228626
AFL-CIO v Teamsters1,3691,2215486731151414019
AFL-CIO v. Natl994500000
AFL-CIO v. Local725714236478110000
Teamsters v. Natl772500000
Teamsters v Local3636102600000
Natl v. Local136135657010000
2-union elections14,68013,34312,00968575574450242242000645
Total RM elections30,34217,37715,3871,280786321,8113,5273,07334093217,627
D. ELECTIONS IN RD CASES
AFL-CIO7,9753,1523,1521,2631,0931,0932,467
Teamsters944186186153166166439
Other national unions184100100731110
Other local unions340003331
1-union elections9,1373,4383,15218610001,4891,2631,093166132,947
AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO9990000
AFL-CIO v. Teamsters3,3263,2911,4561,8351911015
AFL-CIO v. Natl.6515351623731160000
AFL-CIO v. Local661619277342420000
2-union elections4,6474,4541,9041,8353733421771100015
Total RD elections13,7847,8925,0562,0214733421,6661,2641,094166132,962

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651 of 651 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.

Reader’s notes

p. 240. 14 columns: stub, "Total valid votes cast", then a six-column "elections won" block (Votes for unions: Total / AFL-CIO unions / Teamsters / Other national unions / Other local unions, plus "Total votes for no union") and the same six columns for "elections lost". Crop coverage: the page ends after the row "AFL-CIO v. Local v. Local"; the 3-union subtotal line and any further sections (and the footnote text itself, which the page defers with "See footnote at end of table.") are not on this image. The caption carries a raised footnote marker 1 after "Fiscal Year 1968", but the caption is excluded as instructed. Doubtful cells: - "Natl v. Natl" / "Total valid votes cast": the scan renders this as "26," — the final glyph sits at the baseline and reads like a comma rather than a digit. I transcribed it as 261; the printed column total 122,036 and the printed row components (259 + 2 + 0 + 0) both agree with 261, so the mark is almost certainly a degraded "1". - Punctuation dropout: this is a 1-bit scan in which many periods have dropped out. The versus separator prints as "v." in some rows and as a bare "v" in others (e.g. "AFL-CIO v Teamsters", "Teamsters v Natl", "Natl v Natl", "AFL-CIO v Natl v Local"); I normalised all of them to "v." since the publication style is uniform. Likewise the section head reads "A ALL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS" on the image and I wrote "A. ALL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS". "Natl" is printed without a visible apostrophe throughout and is transcribed as shown. Arithmetic check (not applied to the cells, only used to confirm column placement): every printed row sums across won+no-union+lost+no-union to its "Total valid votes cast", and both the "1-union elections" and "2-union elections" lines equal the sum of their component rows in all 13 numeric columns. No misprints found apart from the damaged glyph noted above.

p. 241. 14 columns: stub, "Total valid votes cast", then six columns under "Valid votes cast in elections won" (Total / AFL-CIO unions / Teamsters / Other national unions / Other local unions / Total votes for no union) and the same six under "Valid votes cast in elections lost". Crop boundaries: this is a continuation page. Section A ("A. ALL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS") shows only its closing rows — the last five multi-union entries of the "3 (or more)-union elections" group, that subtotal, and the grand total; the earlier rows of section A are on the preceding page. The bottom of the crop cuts section B off after "Natl. v. Local"; the table continues on the next page. The caption carries footnote marker 1, but no footnote text is printed within this crop. Periods: this is a coarse 1-bit scan and small periods drop out unevenly — some "v" separators show a period ("AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO", "Teamsters v. Teamsters", "Natl v. Natl") and others do not ("AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v Teamsters", "Teamsters v Local"), and the section letters read "A ALL REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS" / "B ELECTIONS IN RC CASES" with a gap where a period belongs. I have written "v.", "Natl." and "A." / "B." throughout on the assumption the periods are printed but not resolved; the word order, capitalisation and hyphenation are as printed. Row label wrapping: "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Local" is printed on two lines (second line "v Local"), with its figures on the second line; it is one row here. Stray marks treated as ink artifacts, not values: a small dot in the "Teamsters" (elections won) cell of the section-B "AFL-CIO" row, and a dot immediately left of "123" in the "Other local unions" (elections lost) cell of "AFL-CIO v. Local". Arithmetic check (not used to alter any cell): every row's four components sum to its "Total valid votes cast", and each won/lost "Total" equals the sum of its four union columns, including the two subtotals and the grand total. No misprints detected.

p. 242. COLUMNS: the crop is a continuation page and prints no column headings, so header_rows is empty. I counted 13 numeric columns from the column rules (14 cells per row including the stub). Column placement was verified arithmetically throughout and every check balances: in each row col1 = col2 + col7 + col8 + col13, col2 = col3+col4+col5+col6, col8 = col9+col10+col11+col12; and every column sums correctly into "3 (or more)-union elections", "1-union elections", "2-union elections", "Total RC elections" and "Total RM elections". This gives high confidence that each number sits under the right column. DASH CONVENTION: a cell for a union type that was not a contestant in that row's matchup is printed as a dash rule and is transcribed as "". Printed zeros are kept as 0. SECTION LINE: the centred panel heading reads "C ELECTIONS IN RM CASES". A period after the "C" (matching the "A."/"B." style likely used earlier in the table) is not clearly resolvable at this resolution; transcribed without one. DOUBTFUL CELLS: - Row "AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v Teamsters": a small stray ink speck sits immediately left of the "27" in column 4; it is a scanning artifact, not a footnote marker. The last column of this row is faint, but the row and column sums both require the 0 that is transcribed. - Row "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. Teamsters v Local": column 10 (Teamsters, lost-election side — the column holding 83 on the row above) is printed as a dash rule even though Teamsters contested, whereas the analogous row "AFL-CIO v Teamsters v. Local" prints 0 there. Transcribed as printed (""); the column total of 83 is unaffected either way. - Row "AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO": the last column's 0 is printed on the second (continuation) line of the wrapped label; it belongs to this row. - Row "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v AFL-CIO v Local": the second "AFL-CIO" on the first printed line renders as "AFL-ClO" in the scan; read as AFL-CIO. - Row labels alternate between "v" and "v." in the original, apparently inconsistently; I kept each as printed, but a few of these period/no-period readings are uncertain at this resolution. They carry no data. CROP: a partially cut line of text is visible at the very bottom edge (consistent with a "See footnotes at end of table" line) but is not legible, so footnotes is empty; any footnote text falls outside the crop. The rotated signature mark "348-205—69——16" in the left margin and the rotated running head at the right edge are excluded as page furniture.

p. 243. 14 columns: stub, "Total valid votes cast", then two six-column blocks ("elections won" and "elections lost"), each made up of five "Votes for unions" columns plus a "Total votes for no union" column. The crop is a continuation page ("—Continued"); the caption carries a raised footnote marker 1, but no footnote text is printed on this image, so `footnotes` is empty. "D. ELECTIONS IN RD CASES" is a centered section banner spanning the table width, transcribed as a label-only row. Blank cells in the body are printed as dash rules (------) and are transcribed as "". The column heading printed "Team- sters" across two lines is joined to "Teamsters"; the stub heading, "Total valid votes cast" and each "Total votes for no union" are tall headings repeated down the levels they span. Row labels "AFL-CIO v. Natl." and "AFL-CIO v. Local" are kept exactly as abbreviated in print. All printed row and column sums are internally consistent (e.g. 9,137 + 4,647 = 13,784; 2,947 + 15 = 2,962), so no misprints are suspected. Scan speckle makes some dots/commas faint, but no digit was ambiguous.

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Source page 240 of NLRB FY1968 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1968, p. 240.
Source page 241 of NLRB FY1968 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1968, p. 241.
Source page 242 of NLRB FY1968 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1968, p. 242.
Source page 243 of NLRB FY1968 annual report
Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1968, p. 243.

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.