2018, 4th Quarter filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 4th quarter of 2018. 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 2018 329 petitions for new units were filed, a -7.06% decrease from the previous quarter The median size was 23 with a total of 20,472 workers across all units, a -30.74% 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 | 110 | -26 | 6,093 | -54.39% | 20.0 | 2.22% |
| Teamsters | 51 | -7 | 2,296 | 12.21% | 19.0 | 52.17% |
| IUOE | 25 | 7 | 563 | 155.40% | 10.0 | 43.29% |
| SEIU | 23 | 4 | 2,666 | 74.37% | 36.0 | -16.65% |
| IBEW | 17 | 4 | 528 | 21.09% | 22.0 | 56.61% |
| IAM | 12 | -9 | 211 | -83.25% | 18.0 | -64.38% |
| UFCW | 11 | -3 | 614 | -14.43% | 24.0 | 36.63% |
| AFSCME | 5 | 0 | 244 | -22.20% | 8.0 | -89.91% |
| NNU | 5 | 3 | 1,311 | 54.39% | 23.0 | -94.35% |
| UAW | 5 | -7 | 1,329 | -63.27% | 250.0 | 281.94% |
| AFT | 4 | 2 | 532 | 183.15% | 113.5 | 21.09% |
| ATU | 4 | 1 | 317 | 78.81% | 83.0 | 277.50% |
| IATSE | 4 | 2 | 317 | 1,764.90% | 81.5 | 859.14% |
| RWDSU | 4 | 1 | 643 | -55.50% | 55.5 | -7.77% |
| USW | 4 | -2 | 186 | -71.04% | 42.5 | -51.06% |
| CWA | 3 | 0 | 97 | -82.14% | 32.0 | 27.75% |
| Insulators | 3 | 3 | 169 | - | 53.0 | - |
| SAG-AFTRA | 3 | 1 | 96 | 966.81% | 5.0 | 11.10% |
| SPFPA | 3 | 0 | 232 | -16.65% | 73.0 | 247.53% |
| UGSOA | 3 | 1 | 80 | 116.55% | 15.0 | -18.87% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 3 | 3 | 313 | - | 94.0 | - |
| FCGOA | 2 | 2 | 87 | - | 43.5 | - |
| IUPAT | 2 | 0 | 20 | -44.40% | 10.0 | -44.40% |
| LIUNA | 2 | -1 | 13 | -98.79% | 6.5 | -97.68% |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 74 | - | 37.0 | - |
| OPEIU | 2 | -1 | 87 | 49.95% | 43.5 | 107.67% |
| UA | 2 | 0 | 34 | -26.64% | 17.0 | -26.64% |
| UBC | 2 | 1 | 90 | 290.82% | 45.0 | 95.46% |
| UNITE HERE | 2 | 1 | 244 | 1,777.11% | 122.0 | 838.05% |
| WU | 2 | 2 | 332 | - | 166.0 | - |
| ILA | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | 18.0 | - |
| IUJAT | 1 | 0 | 7 | -12.21% | 7.0 | -12.21% |
| IWW | 1 | 1 | 25 | - | 25.0 | - |
| NAGE | 1 | 1 | 89 | - | 89.0 | - |
| NYSNA | 1 | 0 | 268 | 6,600.06% | 268.0 | 6,600.06% |
| NewsGuild | 1 | 0 | 80 | -12.21% | 80.0 | -12.21% |
| PASNAP | 1 | 1 | 63 | - | 63.0 | - |
| SMART | 1 | -2 | 12 | -91.02% | 12.0 | -76.59% |
| UWUA | 1 | 1 | 92 | - | 92.0 | - |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IBB | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IFPTE | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| ILWU | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Ironworkers | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NUHW | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In the 4th quarter of 2018 369 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 49.86% closed with a certification order, creating 184 total new units. This was a -4.66% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 12,856 workers, which is a 40.10% increase from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 24 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 131 | -9 | 22 | 941 | 24.0 |
| Teamsters | 53 | 7 | 36 | 1,091 | 14.0 |
| SEIU | 26 | 1 | 19 | 1,852 | 44.0 |
| IUOE | 23 | 2 | 18 | 458 | 11.0 |
| UFCW | 16 | 3 | 7 | 225 | 17.0 |
| IAM | 15 | -13 | 11 | 549 | 18.0 |
| IBEW | 15 | 0 | 9 | 139 | 8.0 |
| AFSCME | 10 | 10 | 7 | 578 | 82.0 |
| UAW | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3,063 | 197.0 |
| ATU | 7 | 6 | 6 | 437 | 65.5 |
| NNU | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1,414 | 423.5 |
| AFT | 5 | 3 | 4 | 296 | 64.0 |
| USW | 5 | -2 | 3 | 217 | 77.0 |
| RWDSU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 50.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 |
| SPFPA | 4 | -3 | 2 | 84 | 42.0 |
| UGSOA | 4 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 15.5 |
| OPEIU | 3 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 43.0 |
| CWA | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IATSE | 2 | -3 | 2 | 163 | 81.5 |
| ILWU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 70.0 |
| IUPAT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 37.0 |
| NewsGuild | 2 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 85.5 |
| UNITE HERE | 2 | -3 | 1 | 127 | 127.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| WU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 49.0 |
| FCGOA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 78.0 |
| IBB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 105.0 |
| ILA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| IUJAT | 1 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| IWW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| Insulators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| LIUNA | 1 | -4 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 |
| NYSNA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 268.0 |
| PASNAP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 63.0 |
| UBC | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UWUA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IFPTE | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ironworkers | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NAGE | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NATCA | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NUHW | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SMART | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UA | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| USPOA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |