NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1968 › Industrial Distribution of Representation Elections Held in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 1968
Stitched from pp. 247–248.
| 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 | Eligible employees in units 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 | Eligible employees in units choosing representation |
| Ordnance and accessories | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4,805 | 4,406 | 1,727 | 1,532 | 110 | 18 | 67 | 2,679 | 517 |
| Food and kindred products | 535 | 309 | 146 | 127 | 27 | 9 | 226 | 39,629 | 35,134 | 20,918 | 12,062 | 6,045 | 1,633 | 1,178 | 14,216 | 22,111 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 182 | 73 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 88 |
| Textile mill products | 70 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 21,071 | 19,384 | 9,451 | 8,363 | 248 | 95 | 745 | 9,933 | 5,945 |
| Apparel and other finished products, made from fabric and similar materials | 64 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9,716 | 8,861 | 4,092 | 3,794 | 107 | 133 | 58 | 4,769 | 4,239 |
| Lumber and wood products (except furniture) | 177 | 99 | 79 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 12,223 | 11,040 | 6,092 | 4,900 | 1,017 | 127 | 48 | 4,948 | 5,690 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 109 | 56 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 9,831 | 8,952 | 4,804 | 3,628 | 688 | 393 | 95 | 4,148 | 5,289 |
| Paper and allied products | 188 | 116 | 80 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 20,890 | 18,982 | 12,791 | 9,167 | 2,554 | 892 | 178 | 6,191 | 14,674 |
| Printing, publishing, and allied industries | 305 | 178 | 153 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 127 | 12,734 | 11,507 | 6,475 | 5,303 | 509 | 509 | 154 | 5,032 | 6,505 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 266 | 152 | 80 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 114 | 22,360 | 20,738 | 12,836 | 6,818 | 2,806 | 1,635 | 1,577 | 7,902 | 12,330 |
| Products of petroleum and coal | 74 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 5,344 | 4,912 | 3,153 | 1,487 | 405 | 144 | 1,117 | 1,759 | 3,590 |
| Rubber and plastic products | 185 | 101 | 65 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 84 | 19,676 | 17,694 | 10,276 | 6,881 | 1,869 | 520 | 1,006 | 7,418 | 10,744 |
| Leather and leather products | 43 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8,050 | 7,082 | 3,136 | 2,576 | 205 | 71 | 284 | 3,946 | 2,239 |
| Stone, clay, and glass products | 210 | 132 | 75 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 78 | 10,730 | 9,830 | 6,120 | 4,121 | 1,295 | 449 | 255 | 3,710 | 6,395 |
| Primary metal industries | 273 | 163 | 126 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 110 | 25,223 | 22,560 | 12,050 | 8,972 | 593 | 1,775 | 710 | 10,510 | 10,224 |
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 476 | 263 | 200 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 213 | 36,142 | 32,734 | 19,609 | 15,230 | 2,206 | 1,316 | 857 | 13,125 | 19,834 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 466 | 259 | 197 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 207 | 51,269 | 46,677 | 26,754 | 18,340 | 2,403 | 2,673 | 3,338 | 19,923 | 24,683 |
| Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies | 279 | 126 | 89 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 153 | 46,066 | 41,510 | 20,535 | 16,664 | 2,137 | 1,214 | 520 | 20,975 | 17,200 |
| Aircraft and parts | 63 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 18,193 | 16,674 | 11,412 | 6,717 | 546 | 3,997 | 152 | 5,262 | 10,588 |
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2,924 | 2,521 | 1,872 | 998 | 515 | 26 | 333 | 649 | 2,431 |
| Miscellaneous transportation equipment | 196 | 112 | 74 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 23,607 | 21,454 | 13,795 | 9,238 | 838 | 1,082 | 2,637 | 7,659 | 14,983 |
| Professional, scientific, and controlling instruments | 68 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 10,857 | 9,849 | 6,242 | 4,004 | 215 | 163 | 1,860 | 3,607 | 5,432 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 107 | 60 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 11,107 | 10,252 | 5,683 | 4,541 | 812 | 303 | 27 | 4,569 | 5,080 |
| Manufacturing | 4,209 | 2,350 | 1,588 | 513 | 164 | 85 | 1,859 | 422,641 | 382,935 | 219,896 | 155,405 | 28,127 | 19,168 | 17,196 | 163,039 | 210,811 |
| Metal mining | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3,321 | 2,959 | 2,055 | 1,167 | 137 | 71 | 680 | 904 | 1,958 |
| Coal mining | 25 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2,910 | 2,724 | 1,178 | 183 | 22 | 813 | 160 | 1,546 | 890 |
| Crude petroleum and natural gas production | 32 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2,119 | 1,453 | 714 | 707 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 739 | 793 |
| Nonmetallic mining and quarrying | 30 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1,056 | 966 | 569 | 332 | 82 | 132 | 23 | 397 | 645 |
| Mining | 106 | 63 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 9,406 | 8,102 | 4,516 | 2,389 | 248 | 1,016 | 863 | 3,586 | 4,286 |
| Construction | 190 | 117 | 92 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 9,552 | 7,667 | 4,507 | 3,303 | 234 | 312 | 658 | 3,160 | 5,480 |
| Wholesale trade | 697 | 386 | 125 | 240 | 15 | 6 | 311 | 15,933 | 14,570 | 7,838 | 3,361 | 3,854 | 385 | 238 | 6,732 | 8,286 |
| Retail trade | 1,162 | 647 | 422 | 166 | 16 | 43 | 515 | 34,483 | 29,492 | 15,590 | 11,028 | 3,126 | 325 | 1,111 | 13,902 | 15,775 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 116 | 86 | 74 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4,177 | 3,711 | 2,228 | 1,920 | 305 | 2 | 1 | 1,483 | 2,400 |
| Local passenger transportation | 38 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2,700 | 2,100 | 899 | 525 | 328 | 0 | 46 | 1,201 | 876 |
| Motor freight, warehousing, and transportation services | 422 | 249 | 34 | 205 | 7 | 3 | 173 | 9,630 | 8,500 | 4,789 | 823 | 3,715 | 157 | 94 | 3,711 | 5,540 |
| Water transportation | 33 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1,927 | 1,678 | 1,392 | 537 | 407 | 59 | 389 | 286 | 1,656 |
| Other transportation | 34 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2,123 | 1,872 | 730 | 601 | 110 | 0 | 19 | 1,142 | 296 |
| Communications | 148 | 101 | 91 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 19,221 | 17,698 | 15,226 | 13,826 | 1,153 | 89 | 158 | 2,472 | 17,887 |
| Heat, light, power, water, and sanitary services | 123 | 79 | 54 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 6,107 | 5,642 | 3,615 | 2,383 | 275 | 194 | 763 | 2,027 | 3,352 |
| Transportation, communication, and other utilities | 798 | 487 | 214 | 247 | 16 | 10 | 311 | 41,708 | 37,490 | 26,651 | 18,695 | 5,988 | 499 | 1,469 | 10,839 | 29,607 |
| Hotels and other lodging places | 70 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 5,139 | 4,012 | 2,184 | 1,763 | 260 | 87 | 74 | 1,828 | 2,029 |
| Personal services | 44 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1,540 | 1,366 | 772 | 313 | 384 | 75 | 0 | 594 | 1,068 |
| Automobile repairs, garages, and other miscellaneous repair services | 138 | 76 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 2,611 | 2,371 | 1,259 | 811 | 370 | 50 | 28 | 1,112 | 1,416 |
| Motion pictures and other amusement and recreation services | 29 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2,756 | 1,819 | 1,314 | 856 | 182 | 58 | 218 | 505 | 2,045 |
| Medical and other health services | 108 | 88 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 5,017 | 4,098 | 2,927 | 2,789 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 1,171 | 4,039 |
| Education services | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 141 | 75 | 46 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 49 |
| Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Nonprofit membership organizations | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| Miscellaneous services | 183 | 108 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 10,974 | 8,958 | 4,517 | 3,618 | 443 | 428 | 28 | 4,441 | 4,706 |
| Services | 579 | 359 | 268 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 220 | 28,264 | 22,805 | 13,079 | 10,221 | 1,669 | 704 | 485 | 9,726 | 15,408 |
| Total, all industrial groups | 7,857 | 4,495 | 2,814 | 1,262 | 248 | 171 | 3,362 | 566,164 | 506,772 | 294,305 | 206,322 | 43,551 | 22,411 | 22,021 | 212,467 | 292,053 |
774 of 774 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
p. 247. 17 columns: stub, "Total elections", the five "won by unions" columns, "no representative chosen", "employees eligible", "total valid votes cast", the five "valid votes cast for unions" columns, "Total votes for no union", and "Eligible employees in units choosing representation". The crop is cut off after the "Manufacturing" subtotal line — the table continues on the following page(s) with the nonmanufacturing industry groups and a grand total, which are not on this image. The marker "1" on the stub heading "Industrial group" has no footnote text printed within this crop, so `footnotes` is empty. Doubtful/odd cells: - "Textile mill products", column "Valid votes cast for unions / AFL-CIO unions": the scan shows a stray ink dot immediately before the figure (". 8, 363"). I read it as a speck, not a decimal point or a marker, and transcribed 8,363; the row adds (8,363+248+95+745 = 9,451, the printed row total), confirming the reading. - "Printing, publishing, and allied industries": the "Teamsters" and "Other national unions" cells under "Valid votes cast for unions" both read 509. This is not a duplication error on my part — the four components sum to the printed total 6,475. Arithmetic cross-checks: every data row and the "Manufacturing" line is internally consistent (union components sum to each "Total"; won + no-representative = total elections; votes for unions + votes for no union = total valid votes cast), and the column sums of all 23 industry rows reproduce the printed "Manufacturing" figures in every numeric column. No misprints detected.
p. 248. This crop is the continuation of a table begun on the preceding page: no column headings are printed on it, so header_rows is empty. The grid has 17 columns (stub plus 16 numeric columns), counted from the column rules and confirmed row by row. The crop also begins mid-table: the rows above "Metal mining" (and any section label introducing the mining group) fall on the previous page. Arithmetic checks all reconcile as transcribed, which cross-validates the faint cells. In particular: columns 2+7 = column 1 and columns 3+4+5+6 = column 2 on every data row; columns 11+12+13+14 = column 10 and columns 10+15 = column 9; and the "Mining", "Transportation, communication, and other utilities", "Services" and "Total, all industrial groups" lines equal the sums of their member rows in every column. Doubtful glyphs, all resolved by those checks: "Other transportation" last column reads 296 (the scan degrades the 6); "Water transportation" column 14 is printed with a space as "38 9" and is 389; "Medical and other health services" column 12 is a single digit 1; "Education services" last column is 49 and "Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens" last column is 14, both confirmed by the Services subtotal of 15,408. In the footnote, the punctuation after "Source" is broken in the scan; it is rendered here as a colon, which is this report's usual form. A small stray ink mark sits in the right margin beside the "Transportation, communication, and other utilities" row; it is a scan artifact, not a footnote marker, and no footnote markers appear on any value, label or heading in this crop.
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.