2016, 4th Quarter filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 4th quarter of 2016. 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 2016 365 petitions for new units were filed, a -18.89% decrease from the previous quarter The median size was 24 with a total of 29,918 workers across all units, a 15.54% 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 | 134 | -11 | 8,044 | -2.22% | 24.5 | 2.22% |
| Teamsters | 60 | -5 | 2,676 | 21.09% | 20.5 | 27.75% |
| SEIU | 28 | -2 | 4,098 | 134.31% | 20.5 | -45.51% |
| IBEW | 17 | -8 | 1,807 | 19.98% | 11.0 | -52.17% |
| IAM | 15 | -15 | 930 | -41.07% | 24.0 | 71.04% |
| IUOE | 15 | -9 | 257 | -25.53% | 11.0 | -15.54% |
| UFCW | 15 | -15 | 1,246 | -16.65% | 30.0 | 6.66% |
| USW | 9 | -8 | 414 | -54.39% | 36.0 | 38.85% |
| RWDSU | 7 | 2 | 195 | -17.76% | 15.0 | 36.63% |
| AFSCME | 6 | 2 | 578 | -45.51% | 75.5 | -1.11% |
| NNU | 5 | 3 | 876 | 4.44% | 82.0 | -79.92% |
| SPFPA | 5 | 1 | 489 | -35.52% | 68.0 | -61.05% |
| UAW | 5 | 2 | 5,288 | 1,723.83% | 78.0 | -28.86% |
| CWA | 4 | 2 | 329 | 95.46% | 46.0 | -45.51% |
| ATU | 3 | -3 | 142 | -46.62% | 30.0 | 19.98% |
| IATSE | 3 | 1 | 227 | 345.21% | 80.0 | 214.23% |
| LIUNA | 3 | -1 | 115 | -15.54% | 26.0 | 21.09% |
| NUHW | 3 | 0 | 809 | 78.81% | 273.0 | 125.43% |
| OPEIU | 3 | 2 | 390 | 3,799.53% | 180.0 | 1,700.52% |
| SMART | 3 | 2 | 52 | 116.55% | 10.0 | -58.83% |
| AFT | 2 | 1 | 101 | 23.31% | 50.5 | -38.85% |
| ILWU | 2 | 2 | 86 | - | 43.0 | - |
| NewsGuild | 2 | 0 | 29 | -83.25% | 14.5 | -83.25% |
| SSOBA | 2 | 2 | 49 | - | 24.5 | - |
| UNITE HERE | 2 | -10 | 56 | -94.35% | 28.0 | -9.99% |
| UWUA | 2 | 2 | 78 | - | 39.0 | - |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 2 | -1 | 68 | -24.42% | 34.0 | 143.19% |
| AFM | 1 | 0 | 91 | 59.94% | 91.0 | 59.94% |
| IUJAT | 1 | -2 | 20 | 5.55% | 20.0 | 233.10% |
| NATCA | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 3.0 | - |
| NLJSP | 1 | 0 | 72 | 620.49% | 72.0 | 620.49% |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | -2 | 149 | 175.38% | 149.0 | 893.55% |
| UE | 1 | -2 | 23 | -96.57% | 23.0 | 155.40% |
| USPOA | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | 10.0 | - |
| WU | 1 | 1 | 121 | - | 121.0 | - |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| BCTGM | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IUPAT | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Multiple | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NAGE | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NYSNA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| PASNAP | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| TWU | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UBC | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UGSOA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| URSO | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In the 4th quarter of 2016 411 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 50.61% closed with a certification order, creating 208 total new units. This was a -10.73% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 10,652 workers, which is a -29.55% 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 | 143 | -18 | 25 | 1,069 | 20.0 |
| Teamsters | 69 | 3 | 42 | 1,302 | 19.0 |
| SEIU | 31 | -7 | 28 | 1,770 | 30.0 |
| IAM | 24 | -1 | 17 | 574 | 15.0 |
| IUOE | 19 | -7 | 13 | 173 | 12.0 |
| UFCW | 19 | -8 | 12 | 519 | 21.5 |
| IBEW | 17 | 1 | 9 | 993 | 12.0 |
| USW | 16 | -1 | 11 | 413 | 24.0 |
| LIUNA | 7 | 6 | 4 | 105 | 17.5 |
| RWDSU | 6 | -1 | 4 | 183 | 12.0 |
| SPFPA | 6 | 4 | 5 | 406 | 55.0 |
| AFSCME | 5 | -3 | 4 | 116 | 24.0 |
| ATU | 5 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 30.0 |
| UAW | 5 | -2 | 3 | 146 | 60.0 |
| NNU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 144 | 39.0 |
| AFT | 3 | 1 | 3 | 183 | 82.0 |
| Multiple | 3 | 3 | 3 | 194 | 77.0 |
| OPEIU | 3 | 1 | 3 | 390 | 180.0 |
| SMART | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| IATSE | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NUHW | 2 | -1 | 2 | 536 | 268.0 |
| APWU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| CWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IBB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| ILWU | 1 | -2 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 |
| IUJAT | 1 | -2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| IUPAT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| NAGE | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| NATCA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEA | 1 | -2 | 1 | 71 | 71.0 |
| NYSNA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 46.0 |
| PASNAP | 1 | -1 | 1 | 347 | 347.0 |
| TWU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UE | 1 | -1 | 1 | 576 | 576.0 |
| UGSOA | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 1 | -3 | 1 | 44 | 44.0 |
| URSO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UWUA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 1 | -4 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| WU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 121.0 |
| AFM | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BCTGM | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ILA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ironworkers | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NLJSP | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NewsGuild | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UBC | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UWA | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |