3rd Quarter

2011, 3rd Quarter filings #

This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 3rd quarter of 2011. 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 the 3rd quarter of 2011 495 petitions for new units were filed, a 11.24% increase from the previous quarter The median size was 21 with a total of 26,207 workers across all units, a -16.86% decrease from the previous quarter

National Total Units Filed Change in Units Total Workers Change in Total Workers Median Unit Size Change in Median Unit
Uncoded 228 4 11,784 - 21.0 -
Teamsters 80 34 2,594 84.36% 19.5 22.20%
SEIU 29 10 3,348 45.51% 74.0 85.47%
UFCW 21 9 2,332 177.60% 52.0 142.08%
IAM 18 -3 316 -71.04% 5.5 -67.71%
IUOE 15 0 244 -62.16% 15.0 0.00%
IBEW 11 -3 437 -46.62% 17.0 -3.33%
LIUNA 9 3 133 93.24% 13.0 116.55%
SPFPA 9 3 787 182.04% 52.0 85.47%
USW 9 -6 485 -56.61% 37.0 36.63%
AFSCME 7 1 246 -53.28% 33.0 -41.07%
IUPAT 6 5 138 4,499.94% 25.5 750.36%
SMART 6 -2 253 256.41% 44.0 486.18%
BCTGM 5 3 1,348 269.73% 4.0 -97.68%
URSO 5 3 102 239.76% 14.0 -6.66%
ATU 4 0 152 33.30% 34.5 41.07%
IBB 4 3 202 778.11% 44.0 91.02%
CWA 3 -2 74 25.53% 24.0 117.66%
NAGE 3 2 54 45.51% 11.0 -69.93%
UNITE HERE 3 1 393 1,608.39% 160.0 1,290.93%
IATSE 2 1 29 1,349.76% 14.5 624.93%
Insulators 2 2 38 - 19.0 -
Other 2 1 16 -33.30% 8.0 -66.60%
UGSOA 2 0 20 -13.32% 10.0 -13.32%
AFM 1 0 38 321.90% 38.0 321.90%
BAC 1 1 15 - 15.0 -
IAFF 1 1 66 - 66.0 -
IFPTE 1 -2 19 -75.48% 19.0 -32.19%
NEMSA 1 0 50 -51.06% 50.0 -51.06%
NNU 1 -1 29 -96.57% 29.0 -93.24%
OPEIU 1 -1 56 -18.87% 56.0 62.16%
RWDSU 1 -2 80 45.51% 80.0 299.70%
UA 1 -2 33 -57.72% 33.0 3.33%
UBC 1 1 17 - 17.0 -
UE 1 1 243 - 243.0 -
UWA 1 1 36 - 36.0 -
AFT 0 -3 0 - 0.0 -
FCGOA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
ILWU 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
IUJAT 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
NEA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
NewsGuild 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
PATCO 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
UAW 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
UMWA 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
UWUA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
United Federation LEOS-PBA 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -

Closed Elections by Union #

In the 3rd quarter of 2011 448 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 41.29% closed with a certification order, creating 185 total new units. This was a -4.15% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 10,217 workers, which is a 12.10% increase from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 20 workers.

National Total Units Closed Change in Closed Units Won Total Workers Added Median Successful Unit
Uncoded 226 -11 44 2,558 19.5
Teamsters 50 -9 30 686 16.0
SEIU 27 10 21 2,070 60.0
UFCW 19 0 12 1,047 29.0
IAM 18 1 12 604 8.5
IUOE 18 9 10 196 14.0
IBEW 12 -3 8 568 14.0
USW 11 -2 4 173 40.0
AFSCME 10 4 6 173 22.5
SPFPA 6 -1 5 275 50.0
SMART 4 1 3 46 13.0
ATU 3 -4 1 18 18.0
IFPTE 3 3 3 76 28.0
LIUNA 3 1 1 26 26.0
OPEIU 3 2 3 125 45.0
UGSOA 3 2 3 489 68.0
UNITE HERE 3 1 2 196 98.0
CWA 2 -2 2 26 13.0
ILWU 2 0 2 53 26.5
IUPAT 2 -13 2 29 14.5
NAGE 2 -1 1 11 11.0
Other 2 0 2 38 19.0
RWDSU 2 -1 0 0 0.0
AFT 1 -5 1 149 149.0
AWPPU 1 1 0 0 0.0
FCGOA 1 0 1 54 54.0
IAFF 1 0 1 66 66.0
IATSE 1 -1 0 0 0.0
IBB 1 0 0 0 0.0
IUJAT 1 -2 1 7 7.0
Insulators 1 0 1 9 9.0
NNU 1 -1 1 357 357.0
NewsGuild 1 1 0 0 0.0
UA 1 -2 1 32 32.0
UAW 1 -1 0 0 0.0
UBC 1 0 0 0 0.0
UMWA 1 0 0 0 0.0
URSO 1 0 0 0 0.0
United Federation LEOS-PBA 1 -1 1 60 60.0
WU 1 1 0 0 0.0
AFM 0 -1 0 0 0.0
BAC 0 -1 0 0 0.0
BCTGM 0 -2 0 0 0.0
IUEC 0 -1 0 0 0.0
Multiple 0 -2 0 0 0.0
PATCO 0 -1 0 0 0.0
USPOA 0 -2 0 0 0.0
UWA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UWUA 0 -2 0 0 0.0

Data last updated on: Nov 30 2023 01:55 UTC