2012 filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in 2012. 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 2012 1,902 petitions for new units were filed, a 1.44% increase from the previous year The median size was 24 with a total of 112,402 workers across all units, a -4.36% 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 | 792 | -60 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Teamsters | 268 | 14 | 11,134 | 4.44% | 19.5 | -4.44% |
| SEIU | 113 | 6 | 10,269 | -37.74% | 55.0 | -25.53% |
| UFCW | 80 | 6 | 8,079 | -8.88% | 47.5 | 42.18% |
| IUOE | 74 | 22 | 2,103 | 38.85% | 13.5 | -3.33% |
| IBEW | 73 | 15 | 2,437 | -16.65% | 16.0 | -34.41% |
| IAM | 72 | 4 | 4,290 | 58.83% | 24.0 | 77.70% |
| USW | 38 | -2 | 2,989 | 16.65% | 40.5 | 47.73% |
| LIUNA | 37 | 6 | 1,308 | 13.32% | 13.0 | -37.74% |
| AFSCME | 30 | -1 | 1,653 | -15.54% | 38.0 | 5.55% |
| CWA | 28 | 10 | 1,369 | 38.85% | 32.5 | 116.55% |
| SPFPA | 27 | -5 | 1,003 | -45.51% | 32.0 | -14.43% |
| SMART | 20 | 2 | 732 | 99.90% | 17.0 | 62.16% |
| IUPAT | 19 | -25 | 583 | -51.06% | 23.0 | 24.42% |
| RWDSU | 15 | 2 | 1,619 | 309.69% | 27.0 | 145.41% |
| ATU | 13 | -2 | 692 | 12.21% | 29.0 | 52.17% |
| UAW | 13 | 8 | 470 | 128.76% | 18.0 | -58.83% |
| IUJAT | 12 | 2 | 362 | -21.09% | 11.5 | -63.27% |
| UNITE HERE | 12 | 4 | 793 | 21.09% | 30.5 | -43.29% |
| IATSE | 11 | 4 | 189 | 98.79% | 18.0 | 12.21% |
| NNU | 11 | 4 | 2,182 | 18.87% | 168.0 | -15.54% |
| BCTGM | 9 | 1 | 744 | -68.82% | 21.0 | -77.70% |
| UA | 9 | 1 | 154 | -11.10% | 8.0 | -67.71% |
| UWUA | 9 | 6 | 189 | 130.98% | 9.0 | -52.17% |
| AFT | 8 | 3 | 638 | -12.21% | 34.0 | -68.82% |
| Multiple | 8 | 5 | 775 | 1,887.00% | 19.0 | 89.91% |
| OPEIU | 8 | 0 | 102 | -76.59% | 13.5 | -56.61% |
| UGSOA | 7 | -1 | 205 | -65.49% | 16.0 | 3.33% |
| UWA | 6 | 5 | 224 | 521.70% | 35.5 | -1.11% |
| ILWU | 5 | 1 | 118 | 8.88% | 31.0 | 12.21% |
| UBC | 5 | 1 | 471 | 43.29% | 10.0 | -82.14% |
| ACOPS | 4 | 4 | 66 | - | 20.0 | - |
| IFPTE | 4 | 0 | 345 | 263.07% | 32.0 | 36.63% |
| ILA | 4 | 2 | 77 | 97.68% | 15.0 | -23.31% |
| NAGE | 4 | -3 | 325 | 68.82% | 90.0 | 164.28% |
| NEMSA | 4 | -1 | 230 | -65.49% | 61.5 | -39.96% |
| Other | 4 | -2 | 209 | -26.64% | 46.5 | 89.91% |
| UE | 4 | 3 | 461 | 89.91% | 55.5 | -77.70% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 4 | 0 | 178 | 2.22% | 26.5 | -36.63% |
| IAFF | 3 | 1 | 90 | -8.88% | 20.0 | -59.94% |
| IBB | 3 | -4 | 88 | -84.36% | 6.0 | -74.37% |
| Ironworkers | 3 | 3 | 71 | - | 20.0 | - |
| NUHW | 3 | 3 | 349 | - | 49.0 | - |
| NewsGuild | 3 | -1 | 146 | 217.56% | 29.0 | 163.17% |
| WU | 3 | 0 | 327 | -57.72% | 118.0 | 51.06% |
| FCGOA | 2 | 0 | 286 | 308.58% | 143.0 | 308.58% |
| NABET | 2 | 2 | 21 | - | 10.5 | - |
| SAG-AFTRA | 2 | 2 | 87 | - | 43.5 | - |
| UMWA | 2 | -2 | 70 | -88.80% | 35.0 | -45.51% |
| AFM | 1 | -1 | 2 | -95.46% | 2.0 | -91.02% |
| APWU | 1 | 1 | 165 | - | 165.0 | - |
| BAC | 1 | -1 | 12 | -54.39% | 12.0 | -7.77% |
| IUEC | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | 13.0 | - |
| Insulators | 1 | -2 | 31 | -36.63% | 31.0 | 182.04% |
| PASNAP | 1 | 0 | 10 | -87.69% | 10.0 | -87.69% |
| SSOBA | 1 | 1 | 151 | - | 151.0 | - |
| TWU | 1 | 1 | 96 | - | 96.0 | - |
| UNAP | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | 14.0 | - |
| URSO | 1 | -8 | 26 | -89.91% | 26.0 | 17.76% |
| USCSO | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | 11.0 | - |
| USPOA | 1 | -5 | 31 | -61.05% | 31.0 | 195.36% |
| AWPPU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NEA | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| PATCO | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Seafarers | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In 2012 1,944 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 40.69% closed with a certification order, creating 791 total new units. This was a -1.37% decrease from the previous year in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 39,936 workers, which is a -19.04% decrease 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 | 802 | -59 | 98 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Teamsters | 273 | 23 | 152 | 5,426 | 15.0 |
| SEIU | 116 | 8 | 85 | 9,473 | 60.0 |
| IBEW | 84 | 28 | 44 | 890 | 8.5 |
| IAM | 76 | 7 | 51 | 2,658 | 23.0 |
| UFCW | 76 | -2 | 35 | 1,470 | 28.0 |
| IUOE | 69 | 15 | 48 | 1,082 | 11.0 |
| LIUNA | 39 | 10 | 25 | 595 | 11.0 |
| USW | 38 | 3 | 16 | 522 | 19.5 |
| AFSCME | 35 | 8 | 23 | 1,453 | 45.0 |
| SPFPA | 31 | 3 | 26 | 848 | 20.0 |
| CWA | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1,030 | 34.0 |
| IUPAT | 23 | -17 | 20 | 633 | 27.0 |
| SMART | 23 | 10 | 6 | 82 | 8.0 |
| RWDSU | 17 | 4 | 11 | 1,485 | 27.0 |
| UAW | 14 | 8 | 7 | 203 | 13.0 |
| BCTGM | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 18.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 13 | 6 | 7 | 636 | 47.0 |
| ATU | 11 | -4 | 7 | 310 | 26.0 |
| NNU | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2,059 | 129.0 |
| IATSE | 10 | 3 | 9 | 164 | 18.0 |
| IUJAT | 10 | 0 | 8 | 285 | 5.5 |
| OPEIU | 9 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 18.0 |
| Multiple | 8 | 2 | 5 | 106 | 14.0 |
| UGSOA | 7 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 17.0 |
| UWA | 7 | 5 | 4 | 183 | 51.0 |
| NewsGuild | 6 | 5 | 5 | 155 | 22.0 |
| UA | 6 | -6 | 3 | 40 | 8.0 |
| UWUA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| AFM | 5 | 4 | 3 | 164 | 38.0 |
| AFT | 5 | -3 | 4 | 175 | 23.5 |
| NEMSA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 220 | 77.0 |
| Other | 5 | -2 | 3 | 126 | 31.0 |
| UBC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| UE | 5 | 4 | 2 | 69 | 34.5 |
| ACOPS | 4 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 20.0 |
| IFPTE | 4 | -1 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 |
| ILA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 15.0 |
| ILWU | 4 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 |
| UMWA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 461 | 230.5 |
| IAFF | 3 | -1 | 2 | 72 | 36.0 |
| IBB | 3 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Ironworkers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| NAGE | 3 | -3 | 1 | 75 | 75.0 |
| URSO | 3 | -4 | 3 | 154 | 52.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 3 | -2 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| Insulators | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NABET | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| NUHW | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 |
| WU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| APWU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 165 | 165.0 |
| BAC | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUEC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| SSOBA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Seafarers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TWU | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNAP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| USCSO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| USPOA | 1 | -5 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| AWPPU | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| FCGOA | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IWW | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEA | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NYSNA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASNAP | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PATCO | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| USOA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |