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Results of union-shop deauthorization polls

source page 302 · nlrb1982_p0302_t0

	Number of polls — Total	Number of polls — Resulting in deauthorization — Number	Number of polls — Resulting in deauthorization — Percent of total	Number of polls — Resulting in continued authorization — Number	Number of polls — Resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total	Employees involved (number eligible to vote) — Total eligible	Employees involved — In polls Resulting in deauthorization — Number	Employees involved — In polls Resulting in deauthorization — Percent of total eligible	Employees involved — In polls Resulting in continued authorization — Number	Employees involved — In polls Resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total eligible	Valid votes cast — Total	Valid votes cast — Percent of total eligible	Valid votes cast — Cast for deauthorization — Number	Valid votes cast — Cast for deauthorization — Percent of total eligible
Total	89	55	61.8	34	38.2	3,140	1,269	40.4	1,871	59.6	2,537	80.8	1,075	34.2
AFL-CIO unions	50	28	56	22	44	1,903	877	46.1	1,026	53.9	1,482	77.9	696	36.6
Teamsters	24	17	70.8	7	29.2	327	206	63	121	37	275	84.1	103	31.5
Other national unions	3	2	66.7	1	33.3	32	24	75	8	25	30	93.8	10	31.3
Other local unions	12	8	66.7	4	33.3	878	162	18.5	716	81.5	750	85.4	266	35.5

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Source page 302 of NLRB FY1982 annual report — Source: NLRB Annual Report FY1982, p. 302.

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