2014, 1st Quarter filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 1st quarter of 2014. 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 1st quarter of 2014 483 petitions for new units were filed, a 7.57% increase from the previous quarter The median size was 21 with a total of 27,168 workers across all units, a 4.65% 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 | 176 | -14 | 9,248 | -28.86% | 20.0 | -21.09% |
| Teamsters | 66 | -7 | 2,141 | -17.76% | 18.5 | -12.21% |
| SEIU | 48 | 25 | 5,672 | 176.49% | 67.5 | 14.43% |
| IUOE | 20 | 3 | 311 | 66.60% | 7.5 | -6.66% |
| IAM | 19 | 8 | 659 | 431.79% | 10.0 | 43.29% |
| IBEW | 18 | -6 | 441 | -37.74% | 17.0 | 0.00% |
| UFCW | 18 | 8 | 1,906 | 85.47% | 54.0 | 3.33% |
| AFSCME | 14 | 10 | 949 | 445.11% | 17.5 | 94.35% |
| USW | 13 | 3 | 1,085 | 93.24% | 27.0 | -43.29% |
| SPFPA | 10 | 3 | 222 | -48.84% | 17.5 | -63.27% |
| SMART | 8 | 6 | 234 | 102.12% | 26.0 | -55.50% |
| LIUNA | 7 | -2 | 296 | -33.30% | 35.0 | 8.88% |
| RWDSU | 6 | 3 | 303 | -14.43% | 29.5 | -78.81% |
| UAW | 5 | 2 | 206 | 182.04% | 20.0 | 5.55% |
| UGSOA | 4 | 2 | 101 | 248.64% | 20.0 | 37.74% |
| CWA | 3 | -1 | 116 | 24.42% | 49.0 | 75.48% |
| IATSE | 3 | 1 | 419 | 458.43% | 6.0 | -84.36% |
| NNU | 3 | -2 | 200 | -65.49% | 30.0 | -33.30% |
| NUHW | 3 | 0 | 438 | 142.08% | 149.0 | 728.16% |
| OPEIU | 3 | 2 | 709 | 2,115.66% | 53.0 | 65.49% |
| AFT | 2 | 2 | 57 | - | 28.5 | - |
| BCTGM | 2 | -2 | 148 | -56.61% | 74.0 | 18.87% |
| FCGOA | 2 | 2 | 99 | - | 49.5 | - |
| IFPTE | 2 | 1 | 38 | 2.22% | 19.0 | -48.84% |
| ILA | 2 | 2 | 23 | - | 11.5 | - |
| Ironworkers | 2 | 2 | 62 | - | 31.0 | - |
| NLJSP | 2 | 1 | 55 | 510.60% | 27.5 | 205.35% |
| UBC | 2 | 1 | 170 | 580.53% | 85.0 | 239.76% |
| ACOPS | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | 9.0 | - |
| ATU | 1 | -4 | 176 | -55.50% | 176.0 | 97.68% |
| IAFF | 1 | 1 | 39 | - | 39.0 | - |
| ILWU | 1 | -1 | 39 | -63.27% | 39.0 | -26.64% |
| IUJAT | 1 | 0 | 4 | -92.13% | 4.0 | -92.13% |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 29 | - | 29.0 | - |
| NABET | 1 | -1 | 51 | 42.18% | 51.0 | 183.15% |
| NAGE | 1 | -3 | 12 | -94.35% | 12.0 | -31.08% |
| NEA | 1 | 1 | 115 | - | 115.0 | - |
| NEMSA | 1 | 1 | 30 | - | 30.0 | - |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 8 | -94.35% | 8.0 | -94.35% |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | 0 | 14 | -71.04% | 14.0 | -71.04% |
| SSOBA | 1 | 1 | 29 | - | 29.0 | - |
| UA | 1 | -3 | 6 | -97.68% | 6.0 | -52.17% |
| UE | 1 | 0 | 40 | -92.13% | 40.0 | -92.13% |
| UMWA | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3.0 | - |
| UNITE HERE | 1 | -3 | 16 | -91.02% | 16.0 | -59.94% |
| URSO | 1 | 1 | 38 | - | 38.0 | - |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 1 | 1 | 72 | - | 72.0 | - |
| WU | 1 | -2 | 130 | -8.88% | 130.0 | 136.53% |
| AFM | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IBB | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IUEC | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IUPAT | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NYSNA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| PATCO | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| USPOA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UWA | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In the 1st quarter of 2014 418 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 39.71% closed with a certification order, creating 166 total new units. This was a -30.54% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 7,271 workers, which is a -46.84% decrease from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 21 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 177 | -16 | 16 | 679 | 25.0 |
| Teamsters | 51 | -43 | 22 | 492 | 17.5 |
| SEIU | 34 | -1 | 29 | 2,383 | 43.0 |
| IBEW | 19 | -5 | 11 | 290 | 20.0 |
| IAM | 16 | 2 | 15 | 134 | 8.0 |
| USW | 12 | 1 | 8 | 345 | 26.0 |
| UFCW | 11 | -1 | 6 | 106 | 13.5 |
| AFSCME | 10 | 1 | 7 | 117 | 17.0 |
| LIUNA | 10 | -1 | 3 | 148 | 35.0 |
| SPFPA | 9 | 0 | 6 | 272 | 29.5 |
| IUOE | 8 | -17 | 5 | 106 | 15.0 |
| SMART | 5 | -1 | 1 | 99 | 99.0 |
| UAW | 5 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 19.5 |
| UNITE HERE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 |
| ATU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 302 | 302.0 |
| CWA | 3 | -1 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 |
| NAGE | 3 | -1 | 3 | 40 | 11.0 |
| NNU | 3 | -2 | 3 | 728 | 30.0 |
| RWDSU | 3 | -1 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 |
| UA | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UWA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| BCTGM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 66.0 |
| ILWU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| OPEIU | 2 | -2 | 1 | 53 | 53.0 |
| UGSOA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| AFT | 1 | -1 | 1 | 52 | 52.0 |
| FCGOA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 |
| IATSE | 1 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| IBB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ironworkers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| NABET | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NUHW | 1 | -4 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| NewsGuild | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 145.0 |
| PATCO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| SSOBA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| UBC | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| UE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UMWA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| USPOA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 82.0 |
| WU | 1 | -1 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 |
| IFPTE | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUJAT | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUPAT | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEMSA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NLJSP | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NYSNA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TWU | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| URSO | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |