NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1982 › Representation elections held in cases closed
| Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — Total | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — AFL-CIO unions | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — Teamsters | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — Other national unions | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions — Other local unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for unions — Total | Valid votes cast for unions — AFL-CIO | Valid votes cast for unions — Teamsters | Valid votes cast for unions — Other national unions | Valid votes cast for unions — Other local unions | Total votes for no union | Eligible employees in unions winning representation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England (regional subtotal) | 302 | 128 | 73 | 33 | 1 | 21 | 174 | 21,941 | 19,266 | 7,884 | 4,381 | 1,094 | 232 | 2,191 | 11,365 | |
| Middle Atlantic (regional subtotal) | 989 | 417 | 243 | 94 | 25 | 55 | 522 | 52,703 | 44,078 | 22,270 | 14,884 | 2,481 | 2,058 | 3,917 | 28,266 | |
| East North Central (regional subtotal) | 1,125 | 425 | 266 | 117 | 9 | 33 | 654 | 53,448 | 46,445 | 21,294 | 14,182 | 4,389 | 1,257 | 1,255 | 25,151 | |
| West North Central (regional subtotal) | 386 | 161 | 91 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 225 | 19,521 | 17,364 | 8,054 | 5,240 | 2,018 | 8 | 1,188 | 8,910 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.