NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1982 › Size of units in representation cases closed (decertification elections, RD)
| Number eligible to vote | Total elections | Percent of total | Cumulative percent of total | AFL-CIO unions — Number | AFL-CIO unions — Percent by size class | Teamsters — Number | Teamsters — Percent by size class | Other national unions — Number | Other national unions — Percent by size class | Other local unions — Number | Other local unions — Percent by size class | Elections in which no representative was chosen — Number | Elections in which no representative was chosen — Percent by size class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total RD elections | 39,138 | 869 | 100 | 141 | 100 | 52 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 10 | 100 | 662 | 100 | |
| Under 10 | 1,299 | 246 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 226 | 34.4 |
| 10 to 19 | 3,067 | 217 | 25 | 53.3 | 26 | 18.4 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 175 | 26.4 |
| 20 to 29 | 2,614 | 108 | 12.4 | 65.7 | 21 | 14.9 | 9 | 17.3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 75 | 11.3 |
| 30 to 39 | 2,219 | 64 | 7.4 | 73.1 | 13 | 9.2 | 4 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 44 | 6.6 |
| 40 to 49 | 2,185 | 50 | 5.8 | 78.9 | 16 | 11.4 | 4 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4.6 |
| 500 and over | 1,284 | 6 | 0.7 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.9 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.