NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1983 › Geographic distribution of decertification elections
| Division and State | 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 unions | 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 elections in which representative chosen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Atlantic (subtotal) | 56 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4,140 | 1,597 | 1,200 | 0 | 26 | 75 | 0 | 2,540 | 1,857 | |
| East South Central (subtotal — KY/TN/AL/MS) | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4,260 | 3,725 | 1,818 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,185 | 2,090 | |
| West South Central (subtotal — AR/LA/OK/TX) | 45 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 2,688 | 2,406 | 1,206 | 994 | 107 | 0 | 113 | 1,256 | 1,235 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.