NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1982 › Valid votes cast in representation elections
| Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast in elections won — Total | Valid votes cast in elections won — Votes for unions — AFL-CIO unions | Valid votes cast in elections won — Votes for unions — Teamsters | Valid votes cast in elections won — Votes for unions — Other national unions | Valid votes cast in elections won — Votes for unions — Other local unions | Valid votes cast in elections won — Total votes for no union | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Total | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Votes for unions — AFL-CIO unions | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Votes for unions — Teamsters | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Votes for unions — Other national unions | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Votes for unions — Other local unions | Valid votes cast in elections lost — Total votes for no union | |
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| A. All representation elections | |||||||||||||
| AFL-CIO (1-union) | 158,101 | 29,503 | 29,503 | 14,815 | 36,843 | 36,843 | 77,140 | ||||||
| Teamsters (1-union) | 40,500 | 6,950 | 6,950 | 3,053 | 9,178 | 9,178 | 21,319 | ||||||
| Other national unions (1-union) | 9,305 | 2,678 | 2,678 | 1,477 | 1,767 | 1,767 | 2,815 | ||||||
| Other local unions (1-union) | 20,334 | 5,871 | 5,871 | 2,027 | 3,696 | 3,696 | 5,740 | ||||||
| 1-union elections (subtotal) | 228,240 | 45,002 | 29,503 | 6,950 | 2,678 | 5,871 | 21,372 | 51,484 | 36,843 | 9,178 | 1,767 | 3,696 | 110,734 |
| 2-union elections (subtotal) | 27,847 | 18,940 | 9,603 | 1,737 | 1,329 | 6,251 | 724 | 2,608 | 1,643 | 330 | 360 | 275 | 5,575 |
| 3 (or more)-union elections (subtotal) | 1,312 | 1,353 | 342 | 266 | 12 | 733 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total representation elections | 257,099 | 65,295 | 39,448 | 8,953 | 4,829 | 12,865 | 21,923 | 54,092 | 38,486 | 9,508 | 2,127 | 3,971 | 116,289 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.