2017 filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in 2017. 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 2017 1,830 petitions for new units were filed, a -1.98% decrease from the previous year The median size was 20 with a total of 111,316 workers across all units, a -1.44% decrease from the previous year
| National | Total Units Filed | Change in Units | Total Workers | Change in Total Workers | Median Unit Size | Change in Median Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 600 | -50 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Teamsters | 263 | 3 | 10,477 | 2.22% | 20.0 | 5.55% |
| SEIU | 176 | 13 | 14,644 | 18.87% | 29.0 | -12.21% |
| IAM | 105 | -4 | 8,179 | 43.29% | 17.0 | 42.18% |
| IUOE | 97 | 15 | 1,106 | -17.76% | 9.0 | -17.76% |
| IBEW | 71 | -21 | 2,763 | -43.29% | 17.0 | -5.55% |
| UFCW | 67 | -37 | 4,717 | -34.41% | 33.0 | 12.21% |
| USW | 49 | -1 | 4,132 | 47.73% | 31.0 | 18.87% |
| AFSCME | 35 | 14 | 2,085 | -27.75% | 24.0 | -68.82% |
| UAW | 25 | 9 | 8,595 | 37.74% | 69.0 | 0.00% |
| SPFPA | 24 | 5 | 774 | -53.28% | 20.0 | -62.16% |
| NUHW | 22 | 10 | 833 | -58.83% | 18.5 | -82.14% |
| RWDSU | 22 | 3 | 402 | -43.29% | 14.5 | -34.41% |
| AFT | 18 | 6 | 1,074 | 23.31% | 31.0 | -15.54% |
| CWA | 18 | 2 | 1,270 | 18.87% | 37.5 | 46.62% |
| NNU | 14 | 3 | 3,280 | 54.39% | 152.0 | 170.94% |
| SMART | 14 | -1 | 603 | -25.53% | 24.5 | 36.63% |
| LIUNA | 13 | -12 | 1,215 | 1.11% | 49.0 | 88.80% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 13 | 0 | 449 | -16.65% | 30.0 | 11.10% |
| ATU | 12 | -3 | 473 | -28.86% | 31.0 | 3.33% |
| UGSOA | 12 | 4 | 359 | 7.77% | 17.5 | -46.62% |
| UNITE HERE | 12 | -8 | 1,699 | 31.08% | 52.5 | 45.51% |
| IATSE | 11 | 3 | 342 | -3.33% | 39.0 | -15.54% |
| IFPTE | 10 | 9 | 496 | 3,443.22% | 30.5 | 117.66% |
| OPEIU | 9 | 2 | 709 | 48.84% | 45.0 | 308.58% |
| IUJAT | 8 | 1 | 286 | 248.64% | 19.5 | 225.33% |
| IAFF | 7 | 7 | 145 | - | 14.0 | - |
| ILWU | 7 | 0 | 84 | -51.06% | 8.0 | -53.28% |
| NAGE | 7 | -7 | 867 | -19.98% | 86.0 | 36.63% |
| UA | 7 | 3 | 268 | 223.11% | 11.0 | -26.64% |
| Multiple | 6 | 0 | 381 | -3.33% | 24.5 | -63.27% |
| FCGOA | 5 | 3 | 326 | 133.20% | 18.0 | -74.37% |
| IWW | 5 | 5 | 81 | - | 19.0 | - |
| NEA | 5 | 4 | 132 | 55.50% | 23.0 | -73.26% |
| UE | 5 | -1 | 190 | -71.04% | 16.0 | -25.53% |
| WU | 5 | 4 | 605 | 399.60% | 120.0 | -1.11% |
| BCTGM | 4 | 1 | 181 | -52.17% | 28.5 | -83.25% |
| IBB | 4 | 3 | 471 | 995.67% | 102.5 | 138.75% |
| Ironworkers | 4 | 0 | 310 | 182.04% | 27.5 | 2.22% |
| BAC | 3 | 2 | 44 | -59.94% | 14.0 | -87.69% |
| IUPAT | 3 | -2 | 34 | -78.81% | 5.0 | -66.60% |
| Insulators | 3 | 3 | 147 | - | 28.0 | - |
| NABET | 3 | 2 | 133 | 6,550.11% | 21.0 | 950.16% |
| NewsGuild | 3 | -4 | 545 | 104.34% | 82.0 | 273.06% |
| SSOBA | 3 | 1 | 99 | 102.12% | 28.0 | 14.43% |
| UBC | 3 | -2 | 242 | 73.26% | 11.0 | -61.05% |
| URSO | 3 | 1 | 43 | -24.42% | 7.0 | -75.48% |
| USCSO | 3 | 3 | 119 | - | 9.0 | - |
| NYSNA | 2 | -1 | 280 | -36.63% | 140.0 | 204.24% |
| UMWA | 2 | 2 | 91 | - | 45.5 | - |
| AWPPU | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | 9.0 | - |
| ILA | 1 | 0 | 22 | -45.51% | 22.0 | -45.51% |
| NATCA | 1 | 0 | 5 | 66.60% | 5.0 | 66.60% |
| NLJSP | 1 | -1 | 54 | -34.41% | 54.0 | 32.19% |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 27 | - | 27.0 | - |
| PASNAP | 1 | -6 | 378 | -83.25% | 378.0 | 39.96% |
| SAG-AFTRA | 1 | -5 | 15 | -94.35% | 15.0 | -29.97% |
| USPOA | 1 | -2 | 24 | 14.43% | 24.0 | 199.80% |
| AFM | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| TWU | 0 | -5 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UWA | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UWUA | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In 2017 1,832 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 50.33% closed with a certification order, creating 922 total new units. This was a -0.86% decrease from the previous year in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 51,441 workers, which is a 3.44% increase from the previous year The median bargaining unit has 19 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 610 | -52 | 73 | 0 | 28.0 |
| Teamsters | 251 | -26 | 152 | 4,356 | 17.0 |
| SEIU | 181 | 17 | 145 | 10,005 | 24.0 |
| IAM | 108 | 4 | 84 | 4,328 | 14.0 |
| IUOE | 96 | 15 | 75 | 680 | 8.0 |
| IBEW | 80 | -5 | 41 | 2,227 | 15.0 |
| UFCW | 66 | -35 | 38 | 2,859 | 40.5 |
| USW | 44 | -6 | 24 | 682 | 22.5 |
| AFSCME | 32 | 10 | 27 | 1,289 | 19.0 |
| UAW | 25 | 4 | 15 | 6,665 | 35.0 |
| SPFPA | 24 | 4 | 18 | 437 | 11.0 |
| RWDSU | 23 | 3 | 15 | 275 | 15.0 |
| NUHW | 21 | 10 | 20 | 964 | 16.0 |
| NNU | 19 | 12 | 15 | 3,384 | 150.0 |
| AFT | 17 | 5 | 17 | 1,177 | 35.0 |
| SMART | 16 | 2 | 10 | 385 | 21.5 |
| LIUNA | 15 | -9 | 8 | 498 | 33.0 |
| CWA | 13 | -3 | 9 | 267 | 14.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 13 | 0 | 10 | 487 | 36.0 |
| UGSOA | 12 | 1 | 10 | 339 | 23.0 |
| ATU | 11 | -6 | 6 | 159 | 12.5 |
| IATSE | 11 | 5 | 6 | 144 | 14.5 |
| OPEIU | 10 | 3 | 5 | 316 | 20.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 10 | -2 | 9 | 760 | 36.0 |
| IFPTE | 8 | 7 | 7 | 210 | 29.0 |
| IUJAT | 8 | -2 | 7 | 261 | 20.0 |
| ILWU | 7 | 1 | 7 | 101 | 8.0 |
| Multiple | 7 | 1 | 5 | 564 | 66.0 |
| IAFF | 6 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 42.0 |
| UA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 233 | 12.0 |
| UE | 6 | 1 | 4 | 97 | 19.5 |
| FCGOA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 319 | 73.0 |
| NAGE | 5 | -10 | 5 | 462 | 59.0 |
| SSOBA | 5 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 26.0 |
| IWW | 4 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 13.5 |
| Ironworkers | 4 | -1 | 4 | 310 | 27.5 |
| NEA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 28.0 |
| UBC | 4 | -1 | 3 | 34 | 11.0 |
| WU | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| BAC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| BCTGM | 3 | -3 | 2 | 128 | 64.0 |
| NABET | 3 | 2 | 2 | 127 | 63.5 |
| NewsGuild | 3 | -2 | 2 | 100 | 50.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 3 | -1 | 3 | 179 | 15.0 |
| USCSO | 3 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 9.0 |
| IBB | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Insulators | 2 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 67.5 |
| NLJSP | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 63.0 |
| NYSNA | 2 | -1 | 2 | 280 | 140.0 |
| URSO | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 |
| USPOA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 |
| UWA | 2 | -1 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 |
| AFM | 1 | -1 | 1 | 91 | 91.0 |
| AWPPU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| ILA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUPAT | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NATCA | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| PASNAP | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UMWA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UWUA | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TWU | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |