2nd Quarter

2013, 2nd Quarter filings #

This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 2nd quarter of 2013. 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 2nd quarter of 2013 501 petitions for new units were filed, a 3.94% increase from the previous quarter The median size was 24 with a total of 28,474 workers across all units, a 10.60% increase 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 191 -4 0 - 0.0 -
Teamsters 84 7 3,048 -15.54% 21.0 -8.88%
SEIU 29 4 3,472 57.72% 101.0 109.89%
IBEW 26 2 1,113 -9.99% 16.5 -17.76%
IAM 20 -3 3,722 178.71% 36.5 73.26%
AFSCME 18 7 1,482 68.82% 42.0 16.65%
IUOE 17 -5 344 5.55% 11.0 99.90%
USW 17 12 1,568 422.91% 24.0 -65.49%
UFCW 16 6 1,170 43.29% 36.5 -38.85%
LIUNA 12 1 398 43.29% 25.0 212.01%
SPFPA 12 2 583 -43.29% 34.0 -58.83%
RWDSU 8 3 280 12.21% 30.0 19.98%
IAFF 6 4 35 -39.96% 6.5 -77.70%
UAW 6 4 379 340.77% 34.5 -19.98%
CWA 4 2 100 69.93% 25.5 -13.32%
SMART 4 -1 93 -52.17% 15.5 -26.64%
UNITE HERE 4 1 161 36.63% 30.5 17.76%
AFT 3 1 136 103.23% 53.0 57.72%
IATSE 3 0 50 -82.14% 16.0 -43.29%
NLJSP 3 0 274 1,091.13% 23.0 228.66%
ATU 2 2 39 - 19.5 -
TWU 2 1 553 806.97% 276.5 352.98%
UGSOA 2 0 22 -66.60% 11.0 -66.60%
URSO 2 2 28 - 14.0 -
BAC 1 1 5 - 5.0 -
ILA 1 0 96 1,100.01% 96.0 1,100.01%
NAGE 1 -4 20 -87.69% 20.0 -45.51%
NEA 1 0 39 289.71% 39.0 289.71%
NUHW 1 1 64 - 64.0 -
NewsGuild 1 1 13 - 13.0 -
OPEIU 1 -2 28 -93.24% 28.0 -24.42%
Other 1 1 14 - 14.0 -
UA 1 -1 110 155.40% 110.0 411.81%
UE 1 1 9 - 9.0 -
BCTGM 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
FCGOA 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
IFPTE 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
IUJAT 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
IUPAT 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
IWW 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
Ironworkers 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
Multiple 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
NATCA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
NEMSA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
NNU 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
PATCO 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
SSOBA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
UBC 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
UMWA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
United Federation LEOS-PBA 0 -3 0 - 0.0 -
WU 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -

Closed Elections by Union #

In the 2nd quarter of 2013 497 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 43.26% closed with a certification order, creating 215 total new units. This was a 33.54% increase from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 10,030 workers, which is a 82.43% increase from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 19 workers.

National Total Units Closed Change in Closed Units Won Total Workers Added Median Successful Unit
Uncoded 194 8 28 0 18.5
Teamsters 79 28 48 1,406 17.5
IBEW 23 11 12 374 6.5
IUOE 22 7 16 215 5.5
IAM 21 8 9 250 8.0
SEIU 21 3 15 1,815 87.0
UFCW 13 0 8 604 42.0
AFSCME 11 4 5 106 24.0
SPFPA 11 8 8 478 51.5
RWDSU 10 7 5 172 25.0
LIUNA 9 0 4 81 19.0
IAFF 7 7 6 54 7.0
USW 7 1 4 430 33.0
NAGE 5 2 2 31 15.5
SMART 5 1 4 168 19.5
UA 5 4 3 149 7.0
CWA 4 -1 3 99 37.0
NLJSP 4 3 3 36 12.0
UAW 4 1 4 169 38.0
UNITE HERE 4 1 4 201 50.5
ATU 3 1 3 249 28.0
IUPAT 3 3 0 0 0.0
OPEIU 3 1 1 37 37.0
TWU 3 3 3 614 230.0
AFT 2 -3 2 82 41.0
IATSE 2 1 1 236 236.0
Multiple 2 1 1 106 106.0
URSO 2 2 2 28 14.0
United Federation LEOS-PBA 2 0 2 33 16.5
WU 2 0 1 150 150.0
BAC 1 1 1 12 12.0
BCTGM 1 0 1 4 4.0
FCGOA 1 -2 1 14 14.0
IFPTE 1 0 1 11 11.0
NATCA 1 1 0 0 0.0
NEA 1 0 1 39 39.0
NEMSA 1 1 0 0 0.0
NNU 1 -1 1 433 433.0
NUHW 1 1 0 0 0.0
NewsGuild 1 1 1 13 13.0
SSOBA 1 1 0 0 0.0
UBC 1 0 0 0 0.0
UGSOA 1 -2 0 0 0.0
UMWA 1 1 1 74 74.0
ILA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
ILWU 0 -1 0 0 0.0
IUJAT 0 -3 0 0 0.0
IWW 0 -1 0 0 0.0
PASNAP 0 -1 0 0 0.0
PATCO 0 -1 0 0 0.0
SAG-AFTRA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UWUA 0 -3 0 0 0.0

Data last updated on: Mar 30 2023 02:01 UTC