NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2004 › Final Outcome of Representation Elections in Cases Closed, Fiscal Year 2004
Stitched from pp. 233–235.
| Participating unions | Total elections | Elections won by unions | Elections in which no representative chosen | Employees eligible to vote | In elections where no representative chosen | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating unions | Total elections | Percent won | Total won | AFL–CIO unions | Other national unions | Other local unions | Elections in which no representative chosen | Total | In elections won | In units won by | In elections where no representative chosen | ||
| Participating unions | Total elections | Percent won | Total won | AFL–CIO unions | Other national unions | Other local unions | Elections in which no representative chosen | Total | In elections won | AFL–CIO unions | Other national unions | Other local unions | In elections where no representative chosen |
| A. All representation elections | |||||||||||||
| AFL–CIO | 2,343 | 50.8 | 1,190 | 1,188 | 2 | 1,153 | 162,706 | 74,166 | 74,085 | 81 | 88,540 | ||
| Other local unions | 119 | 58.8 | 70 | 1 | 69 | 49 | 5,948 | 3,293 | 90 | 3,203 | 2,655 | ||
| Other national unions | 103 | 65.0 | 67 | 67 | 36 | 7,068 | 4,205 | 4,205 | 2,863 | ||||
| 1-union elections | 2,565 | 51.7 | 1,327 | 1,188 | 70 | 69 | 1,238 | 175,722 | 81,664 | 74,085 | 4,376 | 3,203 | 94,058 |
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO | 80 | 71.3 | 57 | 57 | 23 | 6,265 | 4,447 | 4,447 | 1,818 | ||||
| AFL–CIO v. Local | 25 | 96.0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2,437 | 2,381 | 1,525 | 856 | 56 | ||
| AFL–CIO v. National | 21 | 81.0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2,451 | 2,331 | 418 | 1,913 | 120 | ||
| Local v. Local | 6 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 887 | 887 | 887 | 0 | ||||
| National v. Local | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,933 | 1,933 | 1,834 | 99 | 0 | ||
| National v. National | 8 | 75.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 714 | 552 | 552 | 162 | ||||
| 2-union elections | 145 | 79.3 | 115 | 74 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 14,687 | 12,531 | 6,390 | 4,299 | 1,842 | 2,156 |
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 216 | ||||
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 946 | ||||
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. National | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 23 | ||
| AFL–CIO v. Local v. Local | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 110 | 110 | 0 | ||
| Local v. Local v. Local | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | ||||
| 3 (or more)-union elections | 9 | 55.6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1,555 | 370 | 110 | 56 | 204 | 1,185 |
| Total representation elections | 2,719 | 53.2 | 1,447 | 1,263 | 92 | 92 | 1,272 | 191,964 | 94,565 | 80,585 | 8,731 | 5,249 | 97,399 |
| B. Elections in RC cases | |||||||||||||
| Other national unions | 89 | 66.3 | 59 | 59 | 30 | 5,393 | 2,787 | 2,787 | 2,606 | ||||
| AFL-CIO | 1,918 | 54.6 | 1,047 | 1,045 | 2 | 871 | 134,085 | 60,598 | 60,517 | 81 | 73,487 | ||
| Other local unions | 108 | 62.0 | 67 | 1 | 66 | 41 | 5,597 | 3,069 | 90 | 2,979 | 2,528 | ||
| 1-union elections | 2,115 | 55.5 | 1,173 | 1,045 | 62 | 66 | 942 | 145,075 | 66,454 | 60,517 | 2,958 | 2,979 | 78,621 |
| National v. Local | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,933 | 1,933 | 1,834 | 99 | 0 | ||
| National v. National | 8 | 75.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 714 | 552 | 552 | 162 | ||||
| Local v. Local | 6 | 100.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 887 | 887 | 887 | 0 | ||||
| AFL-CIO v. National | 20 | 85.0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2,445 | 2,331 | 418 | 1,913 | 114 | ||
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO | 78 | 71.8 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 6,128 | 4,318 | 4,318 | 1,810 | ||||
| AFL-CIO v. Local | 22 | 95.5 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2,343 | 2,287 | 1,525 | 762 | 56 | ||
| 2-union elections | 139 | 79.9 | 111 | 73 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 14,450 | 12,308 | 6,261 | 4,299 | 1,748 | 2,142 |
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 216 | ||||
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 939 | 0 | 0 | 939 | ||||
| AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. National | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 23 | ||
| AFL-CIO v. Local v. Local | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 220 | 110 | 110 | 0 | ||
| Local v. Local v. Local | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | ||||
| 3 (or more)-union elections | 8 | 62.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1,548 | 370 | 110 | 56 | 204 | 1,178 |
| Total RC elections | 2,262 | 57.0 | 1,289 | 1,119 | 84 | 86 | 973 | 161,073 | 79,132 | 66,888 | 7,313 | 4,931 | 81,941 |
| C. Elections in RM cases | |||||||||||||
| AFL–CIO | 34 | 29.4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 2,226 | 410 | 410 | 1,816 | ||||
| Other national unions | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 1-union elections | 35 | 31.4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2,271 | 455 | 410 | 45 | 0 | 1,816 |
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 0 | ||||
| AFL–CIO v. National | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2-union elections | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total RM elections | 37 | 32.4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2,406 | 584 | 539 | 45 | 0 | 1,822 |
| D. Elections in RD cases | |||||||||||||
| Other national unions | 13 | 53.8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1,630 | 1,373 | 1,373 | 257 | ||||
| Other local unions | 11 | 27.3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 351 | 224 | 224 | 127 | ||||
| AFL–CIO | 391 | 34.0 | 133 | 133 | 258 | 26,395 | 13,158 | 13,158 | 13,237 | ||||
| 1-union elections | 415 | 34.5 | 143 | 133 | 7 | 3 | 272 | 28,376 | 14,755 | 13,158 | 1,373 | 224 | 13,621 |
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| AFL–CIO v. Local | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 94 | 0 | ||
| 2-union elections | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 8 |
| AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 3 (or more)-union elections | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total RD elections | 420 | 34.8 | 146 | 133 | 7 | 6 | 274 | 28,485 | 14,849 | 13,158 | 1,373 | 318 | 13,636 |
438 of 438 figures sit in a row or column sum that works out.
p. 233. The table has 14 columns: the stub, "Total elections", the five columns under "Elections won by unions" (Percent won; Total won; AFL-CIO unions; Other national unions; Other local unions), "Elections in which no representative chosen", the five columns under "Employees eligible to vote" (Total; In elections won; and the three columns under the second-level spanner "In units won by": AFL-CIO unions, Other national unions, Other local unions), and "In elections where no representative chosen". Dash entries: many cells are printed with a short double-hyphen dash rule ("--") meaning no elections/employees in that category. Per the transcription convention these dash cells are rendered as "" (empty). The table separately prints literal zeros ("0") in several cells (e.g. the "Local v. Local", "National v. Local", "AFL-CIO v. Local v. Local" and "Local v. Local v. Local" rows, and the three-union rows under "Total won"/"AFL-CIO unions"); those zeros are preserved as "0" and are distinct from the dash cells. "A. All representation elections" is a centred section line spanning the full table width; it carries no values, so its remaining cells are "". The rows "1-union elections", "2-union elections", "3 (or more)-union elections" and "Total representation elections" are subtotal/total lines, set off by rules and indented in the stub; the indentation is not reproduced in the labels. The stub label "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO" wraps onto two printed lines and has been joined into one. All stub labels use an en dash in "AFL-CIO" as printed. No internal inconsistencies found: every subtotal and the grand total equal the sum of their component rows in all twelve numeric columns, and each printed "Percent won" matches Total won / Total elections, so the column assignments are corroborated arithmetically. The caption identifies this as "Page 1 of 3" of Table 13, so the table continues on following pages; nothing is cut off by this crop.
p. 234. Fourteen columns. The stub heading "Participating unions", "Total elections^2", "Elections in which no representative chosen" and "In elections where no representative chosen" are tall single headings spanning all three heading levels, so each is repeated in all three rows; "Elections won by unions" spans the five columns "Percent won" through "Other local unions", "Employees eligible to vote" spans "Total" through the three "In units won by" columns, and "In units won by" spans the last three of those. Many value cells carry a printed short dash (rendered "--") rather than a number; following the rule that a cell holding only a dash is empty, these are transcribed as "". Printed zeros are kept as 0, so the dash/zero distinction in the source is preserved only for the zeros. Affected cells are, by row: Other national unions (AFL-CIO unions won, Other local unions won, employees in units won by AFL-CIO, employees in units won by other local); AFL-CIO (Other local unions won, employees in units won by other local); Other local unions (AFL-CIO unions won, employees in units won by AFL-CIO); National v. Local (AFL-CIO unions won, employees in units won by AFL-CIO); National v. National (AFL-CIO unions won, Other local unions won, employees in units won by AFL-CIO and by other local); Local v. Local (AFL-CIO and Other national unions won, employees in units won by AFL-CIO and by other national); AFL-CIO v. National (Other local unions won, employees in units won by other local); AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO (Other national and Other local unions won, employees in units won by other national and other local); AFL-CIO v. Local (Other national unions won, employees in units won by other national); the three "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. ..." rows and AFL-CIO v. Local v. Local and Local v. Local v. Local as shown. "B. Elections in RC cases" is a section line spanning the table with no values. The row labelled "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO" wraps onto two printed lines and is transcribed as one row; the row above it ends in leader dots after "AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO v. AFL-CIO". The printed "AFL–CIO" uses an en-dash-like rule in the source; it is transcribed with a plain hyphen throughout. No footnote text is printed below the table on this crop (the caption's marker 1 and the "Total elections" marker 2 refer to notes printed elsewhere, presumably on the final page of this three-page table). The crop is "Page 2 of 3", so panel A precedes and further panels follow on other pages. All row and column sums in the body check out internally (section subtotals add to "Total RC elections", component columns add to "Total won" and to "In elections won", and "In elections won" plus "In elections where no representative chosen" equals "Total" employees eligible), so no misprints are suspected.
p. 235. 14 columns, read from the column rules: stub, "Total elections^2", five columns under "Elections won by unions", "Elections in which no representative chosen", then "Total" and "In elections won" under "Employees eligible to vote", three columns under "In units won by", and the tall final column "In elections where no representative chosen". The short double-dash mark "--" is kept as printed rather than emptied: in this table it is a meaningful null entry (union type not present in the matchup) and the typesetting distinguishes it from a printed "0", which appears in the same columns. It is not a dash rule used as filler. The caption marks this crop as "Page 3 of 3", so the table continues from earlier pages; sections A and B are not on this image. Both section headings printed here ("C. Elections in RM cases" and "D. Elections in RD cases") are centered banner lines with no values, transcribed with empty value cells; the printed form has two spaces after the letter, normalized to one. The row label "AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO v. AFL–CIO" (section D) wraps onto two printed lines and is joined into one row. All internal arithmetic checks out: within each section the 1-union, 2-union and 3-or-more-union subtotals sum to the section total across every numeric column, and each "Percent won" matches "Total won" divided by "Total elections". No suspected misprints; no cells illegible or doubtful. The row labels use an en-dash in "AFL–CIO", as printed.
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.