2nd Quarter

2020, 2nd Quarter filings #

This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 2nd 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 2nd quarter of 2020 243 petitions for new units were filed, a -43.22% decrease from the previous quarter The median size was 21 with a total of 13,213 workers across all units, a -45.93% 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 79 -79 4,715 -44.40% 23.0 27.75%
Teamsters 37 -16 1,265 -32.19% 20.0 25.53%
SEIU 18 -12 1,702 0.00% 32.5 62.16%
UFCW 14 -4 1,378 92.13% 32.5 91.02%
IUOE 13 1 222 -15.54% 12.0 -4.44%
IAM 11 -12 591 -24.42% 12.0 8.88%
AFSCME 6 -3 553 -22.20% 56.5 303.03%
IBEW 6 -12 496 -8.88% 18.5 42.18%
ATU 5 3 207 695.97% 28.0 115.44%
CWA 4 -6 43 -82.14% 8.5 -51.06%
LIUNA 4 1 30 -39.96% 6.5 -53.28%
NewsGuild 4 -8 67 -77.70% 16.0 -23.31%
IFPTE 3 2 152 -82.14% 71.0 -92.13%
RWDSU 3 1 60 -91.02% 21.0 -94.35%
SPFPA 3 -1 98 -29.97% 13.0 -57.72%
UA 3 -3 82 -77.70% 17.0 25.53%
UAW 3 -9 42 -94.35% 18.0 -52.17%
USW 3 -2 219 -35.52% 71.0 122.10%
BCTGM 2 2 122 - 61.0 -
IATSE 2 -3 91 -76.59% 45.5 26.64%
IUPAT 2 1 37 27.75% 18.5 -36.63%
NATCA 2 2 11 - 5.5 -
OPEIU 2 -1 136 94.35% 68.0 750.36%
SMART 2 1 15 -89.91% 7.5 -95.46%
UNITE HERE 2 0 384 753.69% 192.0 753.69%
BAC 1 1 18 - 18.0 -
FCGOA 1 1 42 - 42.0 -
IUEC 1 1 27 - 27.0 -
Ironworkers 1 1 54 - 54.0 -
Multiple 1 1 9 - 9.0 -
NYSNA 1 -1 103 -54.39% 103.0 -8.88%
SSOBA 1 1 83 - 83.0 -
UE 1 0 113 -69.93% 113.0 -69.93%
UWUA 1 0 24 379.62% 24.0 379.62%
United Federation LEOS-PBA 1 -2 22 -77.70% 22.0 -18.87%
AFT 0 -5 0 - 0.0 -
IBB 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
ILA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
ILWU 0 -5 0 - 0.0 -
IUJAT 0 -4 0 - 0.0 -
NAGE 0 -3 0 - 0.0 -
NEA 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
NNU 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
NUHW 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
PASNAP 0 -2 0 - 0.0 -
UBC 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
WU 0 -3 0 - 0.0 -

Closed Elections by Union #

In the 2nd quarter of 2020 177 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 40.11% closed with a certification order, creating 71 total new units. This was a -55.90% decrease from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 2,512 workers, which is a -58.51% decrease from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 15 workers.

National Total Units Closed Change in Closed Units Won Total Workers Added Median Successful Unit
Uncoded 90 -41 14 406 13.5
Teamsters 18 -32 11 185 9.0
SEIU 10 -13 7 348 16.0
IBEW 7 -6 6 43 7.0
UFCW 6 -9 4 235 53.5
IAM 5 -10 4 45 4.0
IUOE 5 -8 3 39 7.0
NewsGuild 4 2 4 129 34.0
UAW 4 -1 3 76 28.0
CWA 3 -6 1 41 41.0
AFSCME 2 -7 2 58 29.0
AFT 2 0 1 5 5.0
IUPAT 2 2 1 26 26.0
LIUNA 2 0 0 0 0.0
SMART 2 2 0 0 0.0
SPFPA 2 -2 2 86 43.0
UNITE HERE 2 -1 1 15 15.0
AWPPU 1 1 1 142 142.0
IATSE 1 -1 1 36 36.0
IFPTE 1 1 0 0 0.0
NAGE 1 1 0 0 0.0
NUHW 1 0 1 100 100.0
OPEIU 1 -2 1 8 8.0
PASNAP 1 0 1 106 106.0
UA 1 -3 1 3 3.0
UE 1 1 1 380 380.0
USW 1 -5 0 0 0.0
United Federation LEOS-PBA 1 -1 0 0 0.0
ATU 0 -4 0 0 0.0
FCGOA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
ILA 0 -2 0 0 0.0
ILWU 0 -4 0 0 0.0
IUJAT 0 -4 0 0 0.0
Ironworkers 0 -1 0 0 0.0
NEA 0 -2 0 0 0.0
NNU 0 -3 0 0 0.0
RWDSU 0 -2 0 0 0.0
UBC 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UGSOA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
URSO 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UWUA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
WU 0 -3 0 0 0.0

Data last updated on: Nov 30 2023 01:55 UTC