NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1989 › Industrial Distribution of Representation Elections Held in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 1989
Stitched from pp. 249–251.
| Industrial group | Total elections | Number of elections in which representation rights were won by 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 votes for no union | Eligible employees in units choosing representation | ||||||||
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| Industrial group | Total elections | Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Number of elections in which no representative was chosen | Number of employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Total | AFL-CIO unions | Teamsters | Other national unions | Other local unions | Total votes for no union | Eligible employees in units choosing representation |
| Food and kindred products | 203 | 97 | 40 | 47 | 1 | 9 | 106 | 16,645 | 14,534 | 7,428 | 4,038 | 2,103 | 149 | 1,138 | 7,106 | 7,179 |
| Tobacco manufacturers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 277 | 272 | 113 | 36 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 67 |
| Textile mill products | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6,365 | 6,003 | 2,349 | 1,986 | 210 | 95 | 58 | 3,654 | 863 |
| Apparel and other finished products made from fabric and similar materials | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3,616 | 3,324 | 1,663 | 1,333 | 102 | 0 | 228 | 1,661 | 1,837 |
| Lumber and wood products (except furniture) | 70 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 6,597 | 5,981 | 2,922 | 2,188 | 532 | 52 | 150 | 3,059 | 2,773 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 40 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3,978 | 3,618 | 1,627 | 1,119 | 492 | 0 | 16 | 1,991 | 917 |
| Paper and allied products | 51 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 3,777 | 3,590 | 1,760 | 1,518 | 116 | 5 | 121 | 1,830 | 1,708 |
| Printing, publishing, and allied products | 112 | 56 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 4,994 | 4,590 | 2,246 | 1,335 | 496 | 0 | 415 | 2,344 | 2,434 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 65 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 7,948 | 7,367 | 3,041 | 1,909 | 1,013 | 2 | 117 | 4,326 | 1,265 |
| Petroleum refining and related industries | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1,492 | 1,361 | 641 | 358 | 148 | 8 | 127 | 720 | 807 |
| Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products | 67 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9,076 | 8,426 | 3,188 | 2,284 | 838 | 0 | 66 | 5,238 | 1,092 |
| Leather and leather products | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 746 | 676 | 345 | 311 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 520 |
| Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products | 100 | 43 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 57 | 5,369 | 4,925 | 2,622 | 985 | 1,031 | 43 | 563 | 2,303 | 2,282 |
| Primary metal industries | 102 | 44 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 10,144 | 9,318 | 4,122 | 3,411 | 552 | 114 | 45 | 5,196 | 2,656 |
| Fabricated metal products (except machinery and transportation equipment) | 152 | 60 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 9,672 | 8,718 | 3,944 | 2,772 | 800 | 114 | 258 | 4,774 | 3,881 |
| Machinery (except electrical) | 139 | 60 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 9,704 | 9,057 | 3,858 | 3,429 | 304 | 32 | 93 | 5,199 | 2,453 |
| Electrical and electronic machinery, equipment, and supplies | 75 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 8,024 | 7,252 | 3,062 | 2,587 | 321 | 37 | 117 | 4,190 | 2,057 |
| Aircraft and parts | 74 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 9,467 | 8,940 | 4,226 | 3,624 | 376 | 86 | 140 | 4,714 | 3,779 |
| Ship and boat building and repairing | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7,483 | 6,297 | 5,809 | 5,773 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 488 | 6,855 |
| Automotive and other transportation equipment | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 975 | 866 | 382 | 379 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 439 |
| Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical, and optical goods; watches and clocks | 36 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2,949 | 2,767 | 1,301 | 913 | 293 | 0 | 95 | 1,466 | 916 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing industries | 79 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 7,115 | 6,234 | 2,532 | 2,023 | 351 | 0 | 158 | 3,702 | 1,203 |
| Manufacturing | 1,487 | 640 | 411 | 165 | 9 | 55 | 847 | 136,413 | 124,116 | 59,181 | 44,311 | 10,211 | 737 | 3,922 | 64,935 | 47,983 |
| Metal mining | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,468 | 1,391 | 391 | 348 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 1,000 | 21 |
| Coal mining | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 661 | 618 | 263 | 14 | 0 | 248 | 1 | 355 | 125 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 71 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 31 |
| Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 939 | 894 | 371 | 198 | 41 | 132 | 0 | 523 | 198 |
| Mining | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3,142 | 2,974 | 1,062 | 597 | 50 | 414 | 1 | 1,912 | 375 |
| Construction | 500 | 291 | 254 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 209 | 14,579 | 10,239 | 6,048 | 5,275 | 582 | 37 | 154 | 4,191 | 7,868 |
| Wholesale trade | 356 | 142 | 62 | 69 | 3 | 8 | 214 | 18,496 | 16,492 | 7,196 | 3,646 | 2,748 | 148 | 654 | 9,296 | 5,620 |
| Retail trade | 392 | 153 | 105 | 37 | 0 | 11 | 239 | 14,057 | 12,221 | 5,704 | 3,282 | 1,403 | 18 | 1,001 | 6,517 | 5,203 |
| Finance, insurance, and real estate | 71 | 45 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 2,919 | 2,689 | 1,408 | 1,294 | 81 | 0 | 33 | 1,281 | 1,470 |
| U.S. Postal Service | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local and suburban transit and interurban highway passenger transportation | 84 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 5,646 | 4,658 | 2,620 | 1,631 | 821 | 54 | 114 | 2,038 | 3,674 |
| Motor freight transportation and warehousing | 306 | 132 | 14 | 99 | 8 | 11 | 174 | 10,716 | 9,303 | 4,666 | 907 | 3,053 | 306 | 400 | 4,637 | 4,917 |
| Water transportation | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 322 | 299 | 105 | 41 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 194 | 38 |
| Other transportation | 55 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 3,359 | 2,945 | 1,464 | 818 | 560 | 0 | 86 | 1,481 | 1,441 |
| Communication | 100 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 2,630 | 2,335 | 869 | 752 | 87 | 4 | 26 | 1,466 | 621 |
| Electric, gas, and sanitary services | 116 | 51 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 6,333 | 5,825 | 2,268 | 1,762 | 422 | 0 | 84 | 3,557 | 1,184 |
| Transportation, communication, and other utilities | 671 | 293 | 127 | 137 | 11 | 18 | 378 | 29,006 | 25,365 | 11,992 | 5,911 | 4,943 | 428 | 710 | 13,373 | 11,875 |
| Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places | 70 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4,676 | 3,950 | 1,925 | 1,614 | 126 | 149 | 36 | 2,025 | 2,037 |
| Personal services | 48 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1,414 | 1,229 | 654 | 316 | 302 | 0 | 36 | 575 | 749 |
| Automotive repair, services, and garages | 82 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 1,873 | 1,688 | 860 | 393 | 395 | 0 | 72 | 828 | 1,012 |
| Motion pictures | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 639 | 494 | 189 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 305 | 123 |
| Amusement and recreation services (except motion pictures) | 34 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1,916 | 1,492 | 601 | 409 | 98 | 17 | 77 | 891 | 610 |
| Health services | 296 | 157 | 105 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 139 | 27,943 | 22,910 | 12,503 | 7,051 | 1,010 | 2,215 | 2,227 | 10,407 | 14,767 |
| Educational services | 32 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 4,691 | 4,174 | 2,128 | 1,931 | 125 | 0 | 72 | 2,046 | 4,050 |
| Membership organizations | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 191 | 156 | 97 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 59 | 136 |
| Business services | 195 | 114 | 80 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 6,978 | 5,619 | 3,008 | 2,019 | 524 | 166 | 299 | 2,611 | 3,612 |
| Miscellaneous repair services | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 657 | 622 | 256 | 227 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 88 |
| Museums, art galleries, botanical and zoological gardens | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 153 | 74 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 45 |
| Legal services | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 51 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 38 |
| Social services | 53 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2,860 | 2,328 | 1,455 | 1,183 | 250 | 0 | 22 | 873 | 1,866 |
| Miscellaneous services | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 454 | 427 | 225 | 71 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 119 |
| Services | 879 | 469 | 315 | 74 | 20 | 60 | 410 | 54,516 | 45,293 | 24,001 | 15,427 | 3,062 | 2,549 | 2,963 | 21,292 | 29,252 |
| Public administration | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 647 | 545 | 356 | 160 | 164 | 0 | 32 | 189 | 391 |
| Total, all industrial groups | 4,413 | 2,059 | 1,328 | 520 | 51 | 160 | 2,354 | 273,775 | 239,934 | 116,948 | 79,903 | 23,244 | 4,331 | 9,470 | 122,986 | 110,037 |
795 of 795 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
p. 249. The crop shows 17 columns: the stub, "Total elections", the five-column group "Number of elections in which representation rights were won by unions", three tall single columns, the five-column group "Valid votes cast for unions", and two further tall single columns. The crop is cut off at the bottom: the table continues past "Oil and gas extraction" (the last printed row sits on the cut edge, though all of its digits are legible). No footnote text appears on this crop, so `footnotes` is empty even though the stub heading carries a raised 1 ("Industrial group^1"); the note itself must be printed further down the table. Arithmetic check (not applied to any cell, only used to gauge reliability): every one of the 16 numeric columns sums across the 22 manufacturing industry rows to exactly the printed "Manufacturing" subtotal, and within each row the four union breakdowns add to the printed "Total" for both the elections-won group and the valid-votes group, and union votes plus no-union votes equal total valid votes cast. No discrepancies found. In the "Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; ..." row there is a small isolated dot printed just to the left of the value 16 in the elections-won "Total" column; it appears to be a stray speck or a surviving leader dot, not a digit or a footnote marker, so the cell is transcribed as 16. Scan artifacts degrade a few row labels (e.g. "Primary metal industries" and "Printing, publishing, and allied products" render with broken serifs); these are transcribed with the standard SIC wording that the glyphs support.
p. 250. 17 columns. This is a continuation page: the first row ("Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels)") is the tail of the mining section begun on the previous page, and the crop is cut off at the bottom edge — the "Miscellaneous repair services" row sits flush against the bottom rule and the table almost certainly continues (a services subtotal and further divisions are not shown). No footnote text is printed within the crop, although the stub heading carries a raised 1 marker ("Industrial group^1"); that footnote's text falls outside this crop. Heading wording: the spanner over columns 3-7 is printed as "Number of elections m which representation rights were won by unions" — the "m" is a scan artifact of "in", transcribed as "in". Row structure: the "Mining" row (row 2) and the "Transportation, communication, and other utilities" row (row 14) are indented summary/subtotal lines set off by horizontal rules, not ordinary data rows; both are transcribed in place as printed. The "U.S. Postal Service" row is printed as all zeros. Arithmetic verification: every row is internally consistent (total elections = elections won + elections with no representative; the four union categories sum to the union subtotal in both the election block and the vote block; union votes + no-union votes = total valid votes cast), and the "Transportation, communication, and other utilities" subtotal row equals the sum of its six member rows in all 16 numeric columns. No misprints detected.
p. 251. The image is a landscape table printed sideways (rotated 90 degrees); column headings are legible and are printed on this page, so they are transcribed. The crop is the final portion of a longer table that continues from earlier pages: the first body row shown, "Museums, art galleries, botanical and zoological gardens", is a continuation of the Services division, whose subtotal row "Services" appears below it after a rule; rows for earlier industrial divisions are not on this crop. Rules also set off "Public administration" and the "Total, all industrial groups" line. All printed values are internally consistent: for every row the four union columns sum to the "Total" of their group, union-won plus no-representative elections equal total elections, and valid votes for unions plus votes for no union equal total valid votes cast. A small caret-like mark appears over the leader dots at the end of the "Museums, art galleries, botanical and zoological gardens" label; it is a scan artifact, not a footnote marker, and is not transcribed. The AFL-CIO headings are set with an en-dash-like rule ("AFL–CIO"); transcribed as "AFL-CIO".
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Read by claude-opus-5 (effort max, prompt extract_v1) from the 300-dpi scan; stitched by page. Updated October 2026.