NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Number | Percent of total | Number | Percent of total | Resulting in deauthorization Number | Resulting in deauthorization Percent of total | Resulting in continued authorization Number | Resulting in continued authorization Percent of total | Number | Percent of total eligible | |||||
| Total | 30 | 23 | 76.7 | 7 | 23.3 | 1,514 | 973 | 64.3 | 541 | 35.7 | 1,202 | 79.4 | 783 | 51.7 |
| AFL-CIO unions | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 6 | 27.3 | 985 | 529 | 53.7 | 456 | 46.3 | 811 | 82.3 | 435 | 41.2 |
| Teamsters | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 529 | 444 | 83.9 | 85 | 16.1 | 391 | 73.9 | 348 | 65.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.