NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1970 › Results of union-shop deauthorization polls in cases closed
| 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 | Valid votes cast | Valid votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Total | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Total eligible | In polls Resulting in deauthorization | In polls Resulting in deauthorization | In polls Resulting in continued authorization | In polls Resulting in continued authorization | Total | Percent of total eligible | Cast for deauthorization | Cast for deauthorization |
| Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract | Total | Number | Percent of total | Number | Percent of total | Total eligible | Number | Percent of total | Number | Percent of total | Total | Percent of total eligible | Number | Percent of total eligible |
| Total | 87 | 54 | 62.1 | 33 | 37.9 | 8,652 | 5,842 | 67.5 | 2,810 | 32.5 | 6,371 | 73.6 | 4,353 | 50.3 |
| AFL-CIO unions | 53 | 31 | 58.5 | 22 | 41.5 | 6,969 | 5,333 | 76.5 | 1,636 | 23.5 | 5,068 | 72.7 | 3,902 | 56 |
| Teamsters | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 7 | 29.2 | 551 | 336 | 61 | 215 | 39 | 426 | 77.3 | 287 | 52.1 |
| Other national unions | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 57.1 | 1,067 | 108 | 10.1 | 959 | 89.9 | 818 | 76.7 | 105 | 9.8 |
| Other local unions | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 0 | 59 | 90.8 | 59 | 90.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.