2010 filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in 2010. As a reminder, we are only showing filings and closures related to single union elections (rare multi-union elections are excluded).
Filings by Union #
In 2010 2,282 petitions for new units were filed, a 12.80% increase from the previous year The median size was 22 with a total of 176,038 workers across all units, a -11.15% decrease from the previous year
| National | Total Units Filed | Change in Units | Total Workers | Change in Total Workers | Median Unit Size | Change in Median Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 927 | 20 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Teamsters | 386 | 39 | 19,469 | 0.00% | 22.0 | -24.42% |
| SEIU | 126 | 53 | 15,600 | 83.25% | 58.5 | -29.97% |
| UFCW | 87 | 3 | 7,913 | 72.15% | 35.0 | 11.10% |
| IBEW | 80 | 1 | 6,497 | 102.12% | 19.5 | 29.97% |
| IAM | 78 | 5 | 3,384 | -5.55% | 13.0 | -13.32% |
| IUOE | 71 | 2 | 1,032 | -34.41% | 8.0 | -27.75% |
| UA | 56 | 44 | 2,492 | 921.30% | 21.0 | 23.31% |
| USW | 38 | 4 | 2,646 | 12.21% | 34.0 | 23.31% |
| AFSCME | 35 | 1 | 1,880 | -8.88% | 34.0 | -15.54% |
| LIUNA | 31 | 10 | 1,280 | 23.31% | 19.0 | -36.63% |
| IUPAT | 27 | 11 | 692 | 112.11% | 10.0 | -25.53% |
| SPFPA | 24 | -2 | 1,611 | 19.98% | 44.0 | 33.30% |
| UNITE HERE | 24 | 19 | 1,240 | 330.78% | 29.5 | -22.20% |
| CWA | 23 | 6 | 1,028 | -6.66% | 42.0 | 67.71% |
| RWDSU | 23 | 9 | 722 | 39.96% | 11.0 | -4.44% |
| UAW | 22 | 8 | 1,836 | 105.45% | 57.5 | 120.99% |
| IUJAT | 17 | 1 | 1,021 | 164.28% | 21.0 | 91.02% |
| NNU | 17 | 14 | 5,140 | 894.66% | 301.0 | 478.41% |
| ATU | 14 | -10 | 869 | -17.76% | 21.5 | -33.30% |
| AFT | 12 | 2 | 739 | -24.42% | 47.0 | -37.74% |
| Multiple | 12 | 0 | 1,045 | 14.43% | 24.5 | 57.72% |
| OPEIU | 12 | 4 | 389 | -27.75% | 25.5 | -46.62% |
| UWA | 12 | 12 | 253 | - | 13.0 | - |
| PATCO | 10 | 8 | 46 | 410.70% | 4.5 | 0.00% |
| UWUA | 8 | 8 | 273 | - | 11.0 | - |
| Other | 7 | 0 | 351 | -74.37% | 24.0 | 166.50% |
| SMART | 7 | -2 | 191 | -14.43% | 22.0 | 56.61% |
| UBC | 7 | 0 | 231 | 98.79% | 26.0 | 85.47% |
| FCGOA | 6 | 6 | 689 | - | 60.5 | - |
| IATSE | 6 | -1 | 389 | 24.42% | 40.0 | -28.86% |
| SSOBA | 6 | 5 | 153 | 409.59% | 19.5 | -35.52% |
| BCTGM | 5 | 1 | 466 | 73.26% | 80.0 | 52.17% |
| IBB | 5 | 4 | 726 | 437.34% | 154.0 | 14.43% |
| ACOPS | 4 | 1 | 120 | 185.37% | 24.5 | 75.48% |
| IAFF | 4 | 0 | 66 | -33.30% | 18.0 | 3.33% |
| ILWU | 4 | 0 | 204 | 19.98% | 10.5 | -65.49% |
| Insulators | 4 | 4 | 72 | - | 20.5 | - |
| NEMSA | 4 | 2 | 661 | 195.36% | 108.0 | -3.33% |
| ILA | 3 | 2 | 96 | 3,100.23% | 20.0 | 567.21% |
| NYSNA | 3 | 0 | 230 | 139.86% | 10.0 | -69.93% |
| TWU | 3 | -4 | 72 | -72.15% | 10.0 | -16.65% |
| UE | 3 | 2 | 69 | -57.72% | 25.0 | -84.36% |
| UGSOA | 3 | -10 | 194 | -52.17% | 52.0 | 126.54% |
| UMWA | 3 | -2 | 195 | -55.50% | 22.0 | -68.82% |
| WU | 3 | -1 | 266 | 228.66% | 81.0 | 295.26% |
| BAC | 2 | 1 | 36 | 71.04% | 18.0 | -14.43% |
| NAGE | 2 | -3 | 104 | -73.26% | 52.0 | -26.64% |
| NEA | 2 | -2 | 38 | -89.91% | 19.0 | -78.81% |
| USCSO | 2 | -2 | 97 | -12.21% | 48.5 | 56.61% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 2 | -3 | 96 | -73.26% | 48.0 | -22.20% |
| AFM | 1 | -2 | 12 | -95.46% | 12.0 | -87.69% |
| IFPTE | 1 | -1 | 36 | -48.84% | 36.0 | 3.33% |
| IUEC | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 8.0 | - |
| IWW | 1 | 1 | 204 | - | 204.0 | - |
| Ironworkers | 1 | 0 | 20 | 66.60% | 20.0 | 66.60% |
| NUHW | 1 | -3 | 16 | -97.68% | 16.0 | -78.81% |
| NewsGuild | 1 | 0 | 6 | 99.90% | 6.0 | 99.90% |
| Seafarers | 1 | 1 | 42 | - | 42.0 | - |
| URSO | 1 | 1 | 150 | - | 150.0 | - |
| USOA | 1 | 1 | 287 | - | 287.0 | - |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| AWPPU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NABET | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| USPOA | 0 | -7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In 2010 2,376 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 43.90% closed with a certification order, creating 1043 total new units. This was a 28.45% increase from the previous year in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 59,805 workers, which is a 50.14% increase from the previous year The median bargaining unit has 20 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 975 | 129 | 149 | 0 | 18.0 |
| Teamsters | 402 | 66 | 235 | 11,215 | 19.0 |
| SEIU | 124 | 50 | 93 | 12,495 | 57.0 |
| UFCW | 86 | -2 | 43 | 3,919 | 27.0 |
| IBEW | 85 | 11 | 51 | 3,221 | 15.0 |
| IAM | 81 | 11 | 55 | 1,464 | 8.0 |
| IUOE | 72 | 5 | 45 | 553 | 7.0 |
| UA | 58 | 47 | 51 | 2,309 | 26.0 |
| USW | 44 | 14 | 31 | 1,794 | 19.0 |
| AFSCME | 42 | 10 | 24 | 1,435 | 49.0 |
| LIUNA | 30 | 10 | 20 | 555 | 18.5 |
| SPFPA | 28 | 3 | 19 | 1,037 | 39.0 |
| IUPAT | 27 | 8 | 21 | 360 | 10.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 27 | 26 | 24 | 1,415 | 43.0 |
| UAW | 25 | 13 | 12 | 594 | 43.0 |
| CWA | 22 | 5 | 11 | 767 | 50.0 |
| RWDSU | 22 | 11 | 15 | 142 | 9.0 |
| IUJAT | 19 | 2 | 14 | 608 | 11.5 |
| ATU | 18 | -3 | 12 | 594 | 32.0 |
| NNU | 16 | 12 | 16 | 5,043 | 304.5 |
| AFT | 12 | 4 | 10 | 625 | 59.0 |
| OPEIU | 11 | 3 | 7 | 217 | 28.0 |
| UWA | 11 | 10 | 9 | 119 | 13.0 |
| Multiple | 10 | -2 | 5 | 99 | 21.0 |
| PATCO | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 4.5 |
| SMART | 10 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 8.0 |
| IATSE | 8 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 33.0 |
| UWUA | 8 | 7 | 7 | 265 | 14.0 |
| BCTGM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 263 | 13.0 |
| Other | 6 | 0 | 5 | 182 | 22.0 |
| SSOBA | 6 | 5 | 4 | 123 | 28.5 |
| IBB | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEMSA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62.0 |
| UBC | 5 | -8 | 2 | 26 | 13.0 |
| UGSOA | 5 | -7 | 4 | 336 | 84.5 |
| FCGOA | 4 | 4 | 2 | 429 | 214.5 |
| ILWU | 4 | -2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| UE | 4 | 4 | 3 | 206 | 32.0 |
| UMWA | 4 | -2 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| WU | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 |
| ACOPS | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IAFF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 15.0 |
| NEA | 3 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| NUHW | 3 | 1 | 3 | 716 | 83.0 |
| APWU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ILA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Insulators | 2 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 |
| Ironworkers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NAGE | 2 | -4 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| NYSNA | 2 | -1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| USCSO | 2 | -4 | 2 | 97 | 48.5 |
| AFM | 1 | -2 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| BAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IFPTE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 |
| NewsGuild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Seafarers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42.0 |
| TWU | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| URSO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 150.0 |
| USPOA | 1 | -5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AWPPU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUEC | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NABET | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNAP | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |