2015, 4th Quarter filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 4th quarter of 2015. 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 2015 472 petitions for new units were filed, a -3.08% decrease from the previous quarter The median size was 22 with a total of 29,386 workers across all units, a -6.39% 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 | 194 | 15 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Teamsters | 77 | -4 | 2,606 | 4.44% | 19.0 | 5.55% |
| SEIU | 37 | 13 | 4,333 | 116.55% | 44.0 | -13.32% |
| IBEW | 26 | 6 | 355 | -15.54% | 11.5 | -29.97% |
| IUOE | 18 | -3 | 269 | -1.11% | 7.0 | 16.65% |
| IAM | 15 | -9 | 730 | -52.17% | 34.0 | 208.68% |
| UFCW | 15 | -10 | 1,312 | -6.66% | 30.0 | 29.97% |
| AFSCME | 11 | 1 | 936 | 19.98% | 35.0 | -15.54% |
| USW | 8 | -7 | 984 | -14.43% | 120.5 | 225.33% |
| UAW | 6 | 1 | 1,495 | 113.22% | 195.5 | 35.52% |
| CWA | 4 | -3 | 348 | 0.00% | 74.0 | 34.41% |
| IUJAT | 4 | 3 | 55 | 510.60% | 9.5 | 5.55% |
| LIUNA | 4 | -1 | 404 | 12.21% | 96.0 | 36.63% |
| PASNAP | 4 | 2 | 1,244 | 594.96% | 193.0 | 115.44% |
| UBC | 4 | 0 | 968 | 596.07% | 31.0 | 99.90% |
| UNITE HERE | 4 | 1 | 138 | 8.88% | 38.0 | -17.76% |
| BCTGM | 3 | 0 | 42 | -88.80% | 10.0 | -94.35% |
| IBB | 3 | 2 | 32 | 87.69% | 6.0 | -64.38% |
| SPFPA | 3 | -1 | 166 | -22.20% | 50.0 | 99.90% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 3 | 3 | 129 | - | 48.0 | - |
| ATU | 2 | -3 | 175 | -46.62% | 87.5 | 78.81% |
| Ironworkers | 2 | 1 | 182 | 214.23% | 91.0 | 56.61% |
| NYSNA | 2 | 2 | 178 | - | 89.0 | - |
| UA | 2 | 0 | 33 | -88.80% | 16.5 | -88.80% |
| UGSOA | 2 | -1 | 372 | 589.41% | 186.0 | 830.28% |
| UWUA | 2 | 2 | 104 | - | 52.0 | - |
| ACOPS | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | 13.0 | - |
| AWPPU | 1 | 1 | 23 | - | 23.0 | - |
| IATSE | 1 | -2 | 93 | -3.33% | 93.0 | 323.01% |
| IUPAT | 1 | -1 | 11 | -82.14% | 11.0 | -65.49% |
| Multiple | 1 | -1 | 8 | -98.79% | 8.0 | -96.57% |
| NABET | 1 | -1 | 4 | -84.36% | 4.0 | -68.82% |
| NAGE | 1 | -1 | 31 | -38.85% | 31.0 | 21.09% |
| NATCA | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 4.0 | - |
| NUHW | 1 | 0 | 18 | -88.80% | 18.0 | -88.80% |
| NewsGuild | 1 | 0 | 29 | -43.29% | 29.0 | -43.29% |
| RWDSU | 1 | -5 | 136 | -64.38% | 136.0 | 580.53% |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8.88% | 13.0 | 8.88% |
| TWU | 1 | -1 | 55 | 2.22% | 55.0 | 103.23% |
| UMWA | 1 | 1 | 52 | - | 52.0 | - |
| USPOA | 1 | 1 | 40 | - | 40.0 | - |
| UWA | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 8.0 | - |
| WU | 1 | -3 | 59 | -86.58% | 59.0 | -15.54% |
| AFM | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| AFT | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IFPTE | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| ILA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| ILWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Insulators | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NEA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NLJSP | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NNU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| OPEIU | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Other | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In the 4th quarter of 2015 539 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 44.34% closed with a certification order, creating 239 total new units. This was a -6.27% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 10,487 workers, which is a -23.13% decrease 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 | 206 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 21.5 |
| Teamsters | 88 | -2 | 56 | 1,715 | 15.0 |
| IUOE | 34 | 14 | 25 | 266 | 6.0 |
| SEIU | 31 | -3 | 23 | 2,137 | 35.0 |
| IBEW | 30 | 5 | 17 | 245 | 12.0 |
| IAM | 23 | -5 | 18 | 450 | 14.5 |
| UFCW | 21 | -11 | 12 | 468 | 25.5 |
| USW | 11 | -1 | 4 | 373 | 37.0 |
| AFSCME | 10 | 1 | 6 | 994 | 85.5 |
| LIUNA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 14.0 |
| UBC | 6 | -2 | 3 | 74 | 23.0 |
| UA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 303 | 151.5 |
| UNITE HERE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 150 | 46.0 |
| ATU | 4 | 2 | 3 | 119 | 41.0 |
| UAW | 4 | -1 | 1 | 207 | 207.0 |
| AFT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| BCTGM | 3 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 |
| CWA | 3 | -3 | 1 | 191 | 191.0 |
| IATSE | 3 | -1 | 3 | 127 | 22.0 |
| IUPAT | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 |
| RWDSU | 3 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 |
| SPFPA | 3 | -3 | 2 | 240 | 120.0 |
| WU | 3 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59.0 |
| IUJAT | 2 | -1 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 |
| Ironworkers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 58.0 |
| NUHW | 2 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 88.0 |
| NYSNA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 89.0 |
| NewsGuild | 2 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 40.0 |
| TWU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 55.0 |
| UGSOA | 2 | -1 | 2 | 106 | 53.0 |
| ACOPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| AFM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AWPPU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IBB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 |
| IFPTE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ILWU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Insulators | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Multiple | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NABET | 1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 |
| NAGE | 1 | -2 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 312 | 312.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| UMWA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 52.0 |
| USPOA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 |
| UWA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| UWUA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| FCGOA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IAFF | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ILA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NLJSP | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NNU | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| OPEIU | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PASNAP | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SMART | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UE | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |