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Results of union-shop deauthorization polls in cases closed

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Affiliation of union holding union-shop contract	Number of polls — Total	Resulting in deauthorization — Number	Resulting in deauthorization — Percent of total	Resulting in continued authorization — Number	Resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total	Employees involved (number eligible to vote) — Total eligible	In polls Resulting in deauthorization — Number	In polls Resulting in deauthorization — Percent of total	In polls Resulting in continued authorization — Number	In polls Resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total	Valid votes cast — Total	Valid votes cast — Percent of total eligible	Cast for deauthorization — Number	Cast for deauthorization — Percent of total eligible
Total	97	57	58.8	40	41.2	6,518	2,430	37.3	4,088	62.7	5,335	81.9	2,308	35.4
AFL-CIO unions	61	33	54.1	28	45.9	3,805	709	18.6	3,096	81.4	3,262	85.7	1,674	44
Teamsters	20	12	60	8	40	1,062	449	42.3	613	57.7	925	87.1	308	29
Other national unions	8	6	75	2	25	446	222	49.8	224	50.2	396	88.8	229	51.3
Other local unions	8	6	75	2	25	532	165	31	367	69	392	73.7	97	18.2

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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.