NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1971 › Valid votes cast in representation elections, in cases closed
| Participating unions | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast in elections won — Total votes for unions | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total votes for no union (won) | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Total votes for unions | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total votes for no union (lost) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-union elections — AFL-CIO | 268,548 | 59,560 | 59,560 | 28,393 | 61,266 | 61,266 | 116,629 | ||||||
| 1-union elections — Teamsters | 48,491 | 16,884 | 16,884 | 7,107 | 14,164 | 14,164 | 29,808 | ||||||
| 1-union elections — Other national unions | 41,930 | 10,889 | 10,889 | 6,708 | 9,152 | 9,152 | 27,839 | ||||||
| 1-union elections — Other local unions | 33,759 | 4,445 | 4,445 | 5,260 | 2,852 | 2,852 | 22,440 | ||||||
| 1-union elections — Total | 392,728 | 91,778 | 59,560 | 16,884 | 10,889 | 4,445 | 47,468 | 87,134 | 61,266 | 14,164 | 9,152 | 2,852 | 165,453 |
| 2-union elections — AFL-CIO v Teamsters | 18,623 | 12,907 | 6,302 | 7,022 | 743 | 1,441 | 600 | 881 | 3,452 | ||||
| 2-union elections — Total | 100,624 | 84,672 | 42,547 | 9,680 | 6,152 | 25,983 | 3,309 | 7,924 | 4,799 | 962 | 1,712 | 211 | 13,922 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.