3rd Quarter

2014, 3rd Quarter filings #

This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 3rd 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 3rd quarter of 2014 489 petitions for new units were filed, a -8.60% decrease from the previous quarter The median size was 27 with a total of 27,885 workers across all units, a -1.16% 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 162 -53 9,435 - 27.5 -
Teamsters 98 25 6,079 82.14% 34.0 69.93%
IBEW 32 8 1,190 6.66% 23.5 -13.32%
IAM 29 5 2,118 46.62% 14.0 -19.98%
SEIU 28 -8 1,972 -34.41% 33.0 -38.85%
USW 19 2 815 -59.94% 22.0 -55.50%
IUOE 15 -11 353 -14.43% 10.0 -4.44%
UFCW 12 -3 709 -24.42% 30.0 0.00%
AFSCME 8 2 417 -13.32% 33.0 19.98%
SPFPA 7 2 300 12.21% 27.0 -6.66%
ATU 6 6 505 - 11.0 -
RWDSU 6 0 235 -11.10% 27.0 19.98%
AFT 5 1 822 430.68% 60.0 71.04%
IUJAT 5 2 553 836.94% 22.0 9.99%
SMART 5 0 63 -46.62% 8.0 0.00%
UAW 5 -1 499 71.04% 64.0 42.18%
LIUNA 4 -9 91 -67.71% 14.5 -19.98%
NNU 4 1 78 -93.24% 16.0 -86.58%
OPEIU 4 4 118 - 17.5 -
CWA 3 0 70 -35.52% 27.0 169.83%
IAFF 3 2 84 740.37% 39.0 289.71%
UA 3 2 105 168.72% 11.0 -72.15%
UBC 3 1 51 -2.22% 20.0 -23.31%
BCTGM 2 0 216 -35.52% 108.0 -35.52%
NewsGuild 2 1 9 -86.58% 4.5 -93.24%
UNITE HERE 2 -1 37 -95.46% 18.5 -63.27%
ACOPS 1 1 14 - 14.0 -
IATSE 1 -6 20 -95.46% 20.0 -73.26%
IBB 1 -2 199 143.19% 199.0 563.88%
IFPTE 1 0 34 112.11% 34.0 112.11%
Insulators 1 0 39 874.68% 39.0 874.68%
Multiple 1 -4 21 -92.13% 21.0 -72.15%
NAGE 1 -2 234 28.86% 234.0 1,361.97%
NEA 1 1 20 - 20.0 -
NUHW 1 0 83 -83.25% 83.0 -83.25%
Other 1 -1 11 -92.13% 11.0 -84.36%
SAG-AFTRA 1 -2 36 -36.63% 36.0 157.62%
SSOBA 1 -1 30 -88.80% 30.0 -78.81%
UGSOA 1 -1 76 -41.07% 76.0 17.76%
USPOA 1 1 20 - 20.0 -
UWA 1 0 30 19.98% 30.0 19.98%
UWUA 1 1 9 - 9.0 -
WU 1 -1 85 -55.50% 85.0 -11.10%
BAC 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
ILA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
ILWU 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
NLJSP 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
NYSNA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
PASNAP 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
UMWA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -

Closed Elections by Union #

In the 3rd quarter of 2014 481 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 46.15% closed with a certification order, creating 222 total new units. This was a -13.62% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 9,187 workers, which is a -30.61% 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 184 -30 22 643 24.0
Teamsters 82 18 48 1,590 21.0
IAM 29 10 26 622 14.0
IBEW 28 9 13 315 20.0
SEIU 28 -6 24 1,762 53.5
USW 18 8 12 944 24.5
IUOE 16 -21 11 99 6.0
UFCW 14 -4 7 502 46.0
LIUNA 7 -5 6 128 21.0
UAW 7 0 4 182 46.0
AFSCME 6 -4 5 246 19.0
IATSE 6 3 6 755 82.0
SMART 6 3 4 28 8.0
Multiple 5 3 4 288 79.0
RWDSU 5 -2 4 60 12.0
NNU 4 3 3 225 98.0
UA 4 4 2 50 25.0
SPFPA 3 -7 3 112 20.0
SSOBA 3 3 1 10 10.0
IBB 2 1 1 199 199.0
IUJAT 2 -1 2 33 16.5
NewsGuild 2 1 1 3 3.0
OPEIU 2 0 1 20 20.0
Other 2 1 1 109 109.0
UNITE HERE 2 0 2 74 37.0
ACOPS 1 0 0 0 0.0
AFT 1 -1 1 41 41.0
ATU 1 0 1 10 10.0
BCTGM 1 -2 0 0 0.0
IAFF 1 0 1 10 10.0
ILWU 1 1 1 28 28.0
NAGE 1 -1 1 16 16.0
NEA 1 0 1 20 20.0
NLJSP 1 -1 0 0 0.0
PASNAP 1 0 1 40 40.0
SAG-AFTRA 1 0 1 14 14.0
UWA 1 0 0 0 0.0
UWUA 1 1 1 9 9.0
WU 1 0 0 0 0.0
AFM 0 -1 0 0 0.0
CWA 0 -4 0 0 0.0
FCGOA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
IFPTE 0 -3 0 0 0.0
ILA 0 -3 0 0 0.0
IUEC 0 -1 0 0 0.0
Insulators 0 -1 0 0 0.0
Ironworkers 0 -1 0 0 0.0
NEMSA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
NUHW 0 -2 0 0 0.0
UBC 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UE 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UGSOA 0 -6 0 0 0.0
UMWA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
URSO 0 -1 0 0 0.0
United Federation LEOS-PBA 0 -1 0 0 0.0

Data last updated on: Oct 3 2023 01:48 UTC