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Results of union-shop deauthorization polls in cases closed

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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 Resulting in deauthorization	In polls Resulting in deauthorization	In polls Resulting in continued authorization	In polls Resulting in continued authorization	Total	Percent of total eligible	Cast for deauthorization Number	Cast for deauthorization 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	140	89	63.6	51	36.4	9,060	3,087	34.1	5,973	65.9	7,116	78.5	2,451	27.1
AFL-CIO Unions	96	59	61.5	37	38.5	5,553	2,436	43.8	3,127	56.2	4,441	79.8	1,888	33.9
Teamsters	34	22	73.5	8	26.5	3,138	499	15.9	2,639	84.1	2,362	75.3	438	13.9
Other national unions	5	3	60	2	40	159	66	45.8	91	57.2	133	83.6	55	34.6
Other local unions	5	3	60	2	40	200	84	42	116	58	180	90	72	36

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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.