2012, 4th Quarter filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 4th quarter of 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 the 4th quarter of 2012 398 petitions for new units were filed, a -15.14% decrease from the previous quarter The median size was 23 with a total of 19,161 workers across all units, a -24.61% 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 | 165 | -22 | 7,548 | -23.31% | 22.0 | -8.88% |
| Teamsters | 53 | -23 | 1,616 | -59.94% | 15.0 | -37.74% |
| IUOE | 21 | 1 | 626 | -17.76% | 16.0 | 45.51% |
| SEIU | 19 | -9 | 1,713 | -18.87% | 60.0 | 29.97% |
| UFCW | 19 | 5 | 1,617 | -37.74% | 49.0 | -59.94% |
| IBEW | 14 | -7 | 629 | 39.96% | 17.5 | 192.03% |
| CWA | 13 | 8 | 380 | 194.25% | 27.0 | 35.52% |
| SPFPA | 9 | 6 | 321 | 88.80% | 20.0 | -53.28% |
| IAM | 8 | -16 | 268 | -78.81% | 8.0 | -65.49% |
| LIUNA | 7 | 2 | 307 | 166.50% | 14.0 | -17.76% |
| USW | 6 | 0 | 370 | -43.29% | 30.0 | -29.97% |
| ATU | 5 | 4 | 423 | 1,043.40% | 36.0 | -2.22% |
| AFSCME | 4 | -4 | 206 | -54.39% | 52.0 | 33.30% |
| RWDSU | 4 | -1 | 101 | -58.83% | 21.0 | -36.63% |
| UAW | 4 | 2 | 144 | 108.78% | 29.0 | -15.54% |
| UWUA | 4 | 1 | 137 | 1,041.18% | 17.5 | 482.85% |
| AFT | 3 | 1 | 193 | -35.52% | 37.0 | -75.48% |
| IUJAT | 3 | -3 | 46 | -81.03% | 4.0 | -57.72% |
| Multiple | 3 | 0 | 302 | -33.30% | 14.0 | -74.37% |
| OPEIU | 3 | 2 | 27 | 42.18% | 5.0 | -73.26% |
| SMART | 3 | -1 | 110 | 38.85% | 24.0 | 54.39% |
| FCGOA | 2 | 2 | 286 | - | 143.0 | - |
| IFPTE | 2 | 1 | 64 | 299.70% | 32.0 | 99.90% |
| ILWU | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5.55% | 20.5 | 5.55% |
| NAGE | 2 | 2 | 224 | - | 112.0 | - |
| NNU | 2 | -1 | 470 | 35.52% | 235.0 | 82.14% |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 166 | 435.12% | 83.0 | 167.61% |
| UGSOA | 2 | -1 | 67 | 59.94% | 33.5 | 109.89% |
| UNITE HERE | 2 | 0 | 89 | 116.55% | 44.5 | 116.55% |
| WU | 2 | 2 | 209 | - | 104.5 | - |
| IATSE | 1 | -6 | 2 | -97.68% | 2.0 | -88.80% |
| IUPAT | 1 | 0 | 4 | -59.94% | 4.0 | -59.94% |
| NUHW | 1 | -1 | 284 | 337.44% | 284.0 | 773.67% |
| PASNAP | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | 10.0 | - |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | 0 | 71 | 344.10% | 71.0 | 344.10% |
| UMWA | 1 | 1 | 23 | - | 23.0 | - |
| URSO | 1 | 1 | 26 | - | 26.0 | - |
| USCSO | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | 11.0 | - |
| UWA | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | 11.0 | - |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 1 | -1 | 19 | -86.58% | 19.0 | -74.37% |
| BCTGM | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IAFF | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IBB | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| ILA | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IUEC | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NABET | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NEMSA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NewsGuild | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UA | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UBC | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UE | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In the 4th quarter of 2012 494 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 42.51% closed with a certification order, creating 210 total new units. This was a 4.48% increase from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 10,481 workers, which is a 18.24% increase from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 18 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 181 | -8 | 21 | 1,664 | 28.0 |
| Teamsters | 74 | 11 | 45 | 1,874 | 16.0 |
| SEIU | 31 | 5 | 22 | 2,827 | 61.0 |
| IBEW | 28 | 12 | 14 | 117 | 6.0 |
| IUOE | 27 | 12 | 17 | 441 | 9.0 |
| UFCW | 22 | -7 | 4 | 255 | 54.0 |
| IAM | 20 | 3 | 14 | 366 | 11.5 |
| SPFPA | 11 | 7 | 8 | 361 | 40.0 |
| AFSCME | 9 | -4 | 6 | 275 | 36.5 |
| CWA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 206 | 33.0 |
| LIUNA | 8 | -2 | 6 | 63 | 10.0 |
| USW | 7 | -3 | 1 | 81 | 81.0 |
| IUJAT | 6 | 3 | 6 | 275 | 17.5 |
| RWDSU | 6 | 3 | 5 | 109 | 19.0 |
| ATU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 244 | 48.0 |
| BCTGM | 4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Multiple | 4 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 14.0 |
| UWA | 4 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 40.5 |
| IATSE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 4.0 |
| NNU | 3 | 0 | 3 | 683 | 213.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 75.0 |
| IFPTE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| ILA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 |
| ILWU | 2 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21.5 |
| IUPAT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NABET | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 |
| OPEIU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| SMART | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UAW | 2 | -1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| IAFF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ironworkers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| NEMSA | 1 | -1 | 1 | 77 | 77.0 |
| NewsGuild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| Other | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| UA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UBC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| UMWA | 1 | -1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| URSO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| USCSO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| UWUA | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| ACOPS | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AFT | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IBB | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUEC | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NAGE | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NUHW | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UGSOA | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |