NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1972 › Industrial distribution of representation elections held in cases closed
Industrial distribution of representation elections held in cases closed
| Industrial group | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions | 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 | Valid votes cast for unions | Valid votes cast for unions | Valid votes cast for unions | Valid votes cast for unions | Total votes for no union representation | Eligible employees not in 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 representation | Eligible employees not in choosing representation |
| Local passenger transportation | 67 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2,848 | 2,181 | 1,231 | 672 | 456 | 0 | 103 | 950 | 1,804 | |
| Motor freight, warehousing, and transportation services | 544 | 307 | 39 | 246 | 0 | 22 | 237 | 12,604 | 11,089 | 6,231 | 1,265 | 4,443 | 218 | 305 | 4,778 | 6,737 |
| Water transportation | 47 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 2,011 | 1,683 | 1,036 | 479 | 337 | 0 | 133 | 613 | 1,602 |
| Other transportation | 34 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19,042 | 18,240 | 16,113 | 7,473 | 594 | 7,909 | 137 | 1,940 | 618 |
| Communications | 34 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18,387 | 16,856 | 14,422 | 5,525 | 166 | 8,569 | 162 | 1,434 | 16,987 |
| Heat, light, power, water, and sanitary services | 153 | 99 | 68 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 10,851 | 9,623 | 9,006 | 5,965 | 3,570 | 353 | 1,043 | 3,041 | 5,393 |
| Transportation, communication, and other utilities | 1,022 | 590 | 252 | 294 | 21 | 23 | 426 | 64,234 | 58,225 | 38,623 | 15,987 | 6,099 | 1,275 | 14,728 | 13,602 | 47,081 |
| Hotels and other lodging places | 115 | 52 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 70 | 5,432 | 2,373 | 1,663 | 97 | 213 | 489 | 913 | 3,059 | 1,832 |
| Personal services | 82 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 2,017 | 1,818 | 1,025 | 1,419 | 522 | 67 | 85 | 856 | 956 |
| Automobile repairs, garages, and other miscellaneous repair services | 142 | 74 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 68 | 3,628 | 3,028 | 1,693 | 507 | 1,052 | 134 | 0 | 1,335 | 1,521 |
| Amusement and recreation services, except motion pictures | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 940 | 832 | 449 | 248 | 115 | 30 | 56 | 383 | 281 |
| Medical and other health services | 281 | 172 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 59 | 109 | 13,498 | 10,918 | 6,344 | 5,410 | 227 | 299 | 408 | 4,574 | 7,689 |
| Educational services | 250 | 155 | 87 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 95 | 13,557 | 11,187 | 5,271 | 2,365 | 739 | 2,165 | 0 | 5,916 | 3,317 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.