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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 | In polls | In polls | In polls | 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 | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in deauthorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Resulting in continued authorization | Total | Percent of total eligible | Number | Percent of total eligible |
| 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 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 49 | 44.1 | 5,269 | 1,631 | 31 | 3,638 | 69 | 4,288 | 81.4 | 1,443 | 27.4 |
| AFL-CIO unions | 74 | 39 | 52.7 | 35 | 47.3 | 3,030 | 1,332 | 44 | 1,698 | 56 | 2,528 | 83.4 | 1,164 | 38.4 |
| Teamsters | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 6 | 27.3 | 702 | 157 | 22.4 | 545 | 77.6 | 598 | 85.2 | 145 | 20.7 |
| Other national unions | 5 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 40 | 1,010 | 80 | 7.9 | 930 | 92.1 | 795 | 78.7 | 77 | 7.6 |
| Other local unions | 10 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 60 | 527 | 62 | 11.8 | 465 | 88.2 | 367 | 69.6 | 57 | 10.8 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.