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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 — 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	Employees involved — In polls resulting in continued authorization — Number	Employees involved — In polls resulting in continued authorization — Percent of total	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	76	51	67.1	25	32.9	3,158	1,677	53.1	1,481	46.9	2,526	80	1,307	41.4
AFL-CIO unions	50	32	64	18	36	2,017	957	47.4	1,060	52.6	1,588	78.7	725	35.9
Teamsters	17	14	82.4	3	17.6	326	217	66.6	109	33.4	287	88	252	80.4
Other national unions	4	3	75	1	25	45	26	57.8	19	42.2	40	88.9	13	28.9
Other local unions	5	3	60	2	40	770	477	61.9	293	38.1	611	79.4	317

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