NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Results of union-shop deauthorization polls in cases closed
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 | 142 | 81 | 57 | 61 | 43 | 9,125 | 3,036 | 33.3 | 6,089 | 66.7 | 7,095 | 77.8 | 3,551 | 38.9 |
| AFL-CIO unions | 85 | 46 | 54.1 | 39 | 45.9 | 5,973 | 2,289 | 38.3 | 3,684 | 61.7 | 4,647 | 77.8 | 2,458 | 41.2 |
| Teamsters | 47 | 31 | 66 | 16 | 34 | 2,336 | 558 | 23.9 | 1,778 | 76.1 | 1,810 | 77.5 | 701 | 32.3 |
| Other national unions | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 615 | 0 | 615 | 100 | 455 | 80.5 | 188 | 30.6 | ||
| Other local unions | 5 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 201 | 189 | 94 | 12 | 6 | 143 | 71.1 | 114 | 56.7 |
Source image
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.