NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1983 › Final outcome of representation elections in RC cases closed
| Participating unions | Total elections | Percent won by unions | Elections won by unions — Total | Elections won by unions — AFL-CIO unions | Elections won by unions — Teamsters | Elections won by unions — Other national unions | Elections won by unions — Other local unions | Elections in which no representative chosen | Employees eligible to vote — Total | Employees eligible to vote — In elections won | Employees eligible to vote — In units won by AFL-CIO | Employees eligible to vote — In units won by Teamsters | Employees eligible to vote — In units won by Other national unions | Employees eligible to vote — In units won by Other local unions | In elections in which no representative chosen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL-CIO [1-union RC] | 1,856 | 47.8 | 888 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 968 | 93,705 | 34,045 | 34,045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59,668 |
| Teamsters [1-union RC] | 891 | 45 | 401 | 0 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 28,548 | 10,104 | 0 | 10,104 | 0 | 0 | 17,930 |
| Other national unions [1-union RC] | 84 | 54.8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 4,557 | 2,303 | 0 | 0 | 2,303 | 0 | 2,254 |
| Other local unions [1-union RC] | 220 | 54.1 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 101 | 16,038 | 9,089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,089 | 7,148 |
| 1-union elections (subtotal RC) | 3,051 | 47.7 | 1,454 | 888 | 401 | 46 | 119 | 1,597 | 142,519 | 55,541 | 34,045 | 10,104 | 2,303 | 9,089 | 86,978 |
| 2-union elections (subtotal RC) | 180 | 80 | 144 | 59 | 26 | 8 | 51 | 36 | 19,679 | 16,121 | 6,678 | 1,876 | 1,565 | 6,002 | 3,558 |
| 3 (or more)-union elections (subtotal RC) | 10 | 100 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2,727 | 2,727 | 370 | 84 | 86 | 2,187 | 0 |
| Total RC elections (RC GRAND TOTAL) | 3,241 | 49.6 | 1,608 | 950 | 428 | 55 | 175 | 1,633 | 164,925 | 74,389 | 41,093 | 12,064 | 3,954 | 17,278 | 90,536 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.