2020, 1st Quarter filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 1st quarter of 2020. 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 1st quarter of 2020 429 petitions for new units were filed, a 9.16% increase from the previous quarter The median size was 20 with a total of 24,446 workers across all units, a 6.79% 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 | 158 | 9 | 8,425 | 8.88% | 18.0 | -5.55% |
| Teamsters | 54 | -12 | 1,867 | -21.09% | 15.0 | -18.87% |
| SEIU | 30 | 7 | 1,708 | -16.65% | 20.0 | 43.29% |
| IAM | 23 | 4 | 779 | 22.20% | 11.0 | -8.88% |
| IBEW | 18 | 5 | 544 | 58.83% | 13.0 | -6.66% |
| UFCW | 18 | 5 | 718 | -18.87% | 17.0 | -59.94% |
| IUOE | 12 | -7 | 262 | -21.09% | 12.5 | 4.44% |
| NewsGuild | 12 | 8 | 302 | -43.29% | 21.0 | -84.36% |
| UAW | 12 | 9 | 736 | 209.79% | 38.0 | 35.52% |
| CWA | 10 | 7 | 234 | 358.53% | 17.5 | -7.77% |
| AFSCME | 9 | -2 | 713 | 0.00% | 14.0 | -63.27% |
| UA | 6 | 4 | 366 | 1,119.99% | 13.5 | -9.99% |
| AFT | 5 | 2 | 139 | -36.63% | 33.0 | 56.61% |
| IATSE | 5 | 1 | 391 | 173.16% | 36.0 | 12.21% |
| ILWU | 5 | 5 | 300 | - | 22.0 | - |
| USW | 5 | 0 | 342 | -55.50% | 32.0 | -27.75% |
| IUJAT | 4 | 2 | 51 | 325.23% | 10.5 | 75.48% |
| SPFPA | 4 | 1 | 141 | 76.59% | 30.5 | 61.05% |
| LIUNA | 3 | -2 | 50 | -82.14% | 14.0 | -63.27% |
| NAGE | 3 | 2 | 1,262 | 1,582.86% | 189.0 | 152.07% |
| OPEIU | 3 | 1 | 70 | -63.27% | 8.0 | -92.13% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 3 | 3 | 97 | - | 27.0 | - |
| WU | 3 | 0 | 217 | 189.81% | 51.0 | 88.80% |
| ATU | 2 | -3 | 26 | -91.02% | 13.0 | 0.00% |
| NEA | 2 | 2 | 124 | - | 62.0 | - |
| NNU | 2 | -1 | 1,751 | 79.92% | 875.5 | 205.35% |
| NUHW | 2 | 1 | 169 | 549.45% | 84.5 | 225.33% |
| NYSNA | 2 | 2 | 227 | - | 113.5 | - |
| PASNAP | 2 | 2 | 135 | - | 67.5 | - |
| RWDSU | 2 | -1 | 683 | 364.08% | 341.5 | 611.61% |
| UNITE HERE | 2 | -6 | 45 | -97.68% | 22.5 | -61.05% |
| IBB | 1 | 0 | 98 | 791.43% | 98.0 | 791.43% |
| IFPTE | 1 | 1 | 858 | - | 858.0 | - |
| ILA | 1 | 0 | 6 | -86.58% | 6.0 | -86.58% |
| IUPAT | 1 | 1 | 29 | - | 29.0 | - |
| SMART | 1 | 1 | 157 | - | 157.0 | - |
| UBC | 1 | 0 | 39 | -89.91% | 39.0 | -89.91% |
| UE | 1 | 1 | 380 | - | 380.0 | - |
| UWUA | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 5.0 | - |
| AFM | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| BCTGM | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| FCGOA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IUEC | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Ironworkers | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Multiple | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NATCA | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| Other | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| PATCO | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| SAG-AFTRA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| SSOBA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UGSOA | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| URSO | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UWA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In the 1st quarter of 2020 346 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 46.82% closed with a certification order, creating 162 total new units. This was a -31.65% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 6,080 workers, which is a -58.80% decrease from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 19 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 131 | -36 | 12 | 443 | 26.5 |
| Teamsters | 50 | -18 | 30 | 897 | 16.5 |
| SEIU | 23 | -6 | 18 | 755 | 17.5 |
| UFCW | 16 | -4 | 12 | 634 | 16.5 |
| IAM | 15 | -12 | 11 | 207 | 11.0 |
| IBEW | 13 | -4 | 6 | 73 | 10.0 |
| IUOE | 13 | -3 | 9 | 92 | 8.0 |
| AFSCME | 9 | 0 | 7 | 338 | 20.0 |
| CWA | 9 | 7 | 8 | 172 | 11.5 |
| USW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 251 | 32.0 |
| UAW | 5 | -3 | 3 | 356 | 70.0 |
| ATU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 |
| ILWU | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 21.0 |
| IUJAT | 4 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 10.5 |
| SPFPA | 4 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 16.0 |
| UA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 17.0 |
| NNU | 3 | 0 | 3 | 703 | 151.0 |
| OPEIU | 3 | -2 | 1 | 88 | 88.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 3 | -3 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| WU | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| AFT | 2 | -1 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 |
| IATSE | 2 | -4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 |
| ILA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 45.0 |
| LIUNA | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 62.0 |
| NewsGuild | 2 | -4 | 2 | 37 | 18.5 |
| RWDSU | 2 | -3 | 1 | 48 | 48.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 |
| FCGOA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 169.0 |
| Ironworkers | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| NUHW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| PASNAP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| UBC | 1 | -1 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 |
| UGSOA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| URSO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 |
| UWUA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 |
| ACOPS | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| AFM | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| APWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BCTGM | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IBB | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUEC | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IUPAT | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Multiple | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NAGE | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NATCA | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NLJSP | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NYSNA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PATCO | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UE | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| UWA | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |