2022 filings #
This report details the number of filings and closed units in 2022. 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 2022 2,133 petitions for new units were filed, a 60.02% increase from the previous year The median size was 20 with a total of 132,723 workers across all units, a 77.95% increase 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 | 645 | 221 | 35,827 | 13.32% | 18.0 | 19.98% |
| WU | 356 | 341 | 9,555 | 1,276.50% | 25.0 | -31.08% |
| Teamsters | 198 | 7 | 9,485 | 38.85% | 19.0 | 0.00% |
| UFCW | 156 | 77 | 4,532 | 117.66% | 15.0 | -16.65% |
| SEIU | 129 | 33 | 18,929 | 196.47% | 29.0 | -4.44% |
| IAM | 72 | 23 | 2,494 | 24.42% | 13.5 | -15.54% |
| IUOE | 71 | -1 | 1,093 | -18.87% | 8.0 | -23.31% |
| IBEW | 60 | 13 | 2,167 | 75.48% | 13.5 | 3.33% |
| AFSCME | 45 | 20 | 2,394 | 82.14% | 24.0 | -22.20% |
| CWA | 38 | 13 | 1,470 | 43.29% | 16.0 | -5.55% |
| ATU | 36 | 18 | 1,153 | -28.86% | 15.5 | -3.33% |
| AFT | 32 | 19 | 4,264 | 320.79% | 36.5 | -32.19% |
| UA | 32 | 15 | 639 | 123.21% | 8.0 | -38.85% |
| USW | 23 | 6 | 2,023 | 155.40% | 21.0 | -4.44% |
| SPFPA | 21 | 0 | 1,358 | 55.50% | 36.0 | 12.21% |
| IATSE | 17 | 6 | 747 | 560.55% | 20.0 | 185.37% |
| UAW | 17 | -3 | 6,495 | 271.95% | 120.0 | 74.37% |
| OPEIU | 14 | 3 | 1,015 | 98.79% | 64.0 | 128.76% |
| LIUNA | 12 | -7 | 279 | -54.39% | 16.0 | -11.10% |
| NNU | 12 | 5 | 1,772 | -33.30% | 30.0 | -82.14% |
| Multiple | 11 | 2 | 1,056 | 33.30% | 19.0 | -68.82% |
| NUHW | 11 | 2 | 699 | 33.30% | 52.0 | 44.40% |
| UNITE HERE | 10 | 6 | 3,872 | 228.66% | 19.5 | -89.91% |
| IUPAT | 9 | 2 | 174 | -4.44% | 13.0 | -27.75% |
| Ironworkers | 9 | 5 | 213 | 65.49% | 15.0 | -51.06% |
| RWDSU | 7 | 1 | 237 | -57.72% | 19.0 | -51.06% |
| ILWU | 6 | 0 | 140 | 19.98% | 15.5 | -24.42% |
| NATCA | 6 | -1 | 25 | -22.20% | 4.0 | -19.98% |
| NewsGuild | 6 | -7 | 215 | -84.36% | 28.5 | -38.85% |
| UGSOA | 6 | 2 | 479 | 15.54% | 61.0 | -22.20% |
| IAFF | 5 | 2 | 69 | -73.26% | 12.0 | -74.37% |
| Other | 5 | 3 | 584 | 54.39% | 20.0 | -89.91% |
| UBC | 5 | 1 | 249 | 52.17% | 41.0 | -5.55% |
| UE | 5 | 1 | 14,209 | 1,266.51% | 3,186.0 | 1,577.31% |
| UWUA | 5 | -3 | 182 | 14.43% | 12.0 | 33.30% |
| SMART | 4 | 0 | 35 | -74.37% | 6.5 | -75.48% |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 4 | 2 | 262 | -14.43% | 47.0 | -69.93% |
| APWU | 3 | 3 | 299 | - | 102.0 | - |
| FCGOA | 3 | -2 | 48 | -18.87% | 13.0 | 29.97% |
| PATCO | 3 | 2 | 11 | 175.38% | 4.0 | 0.00% |
| SAG-AFTRA | 3 | 1 | 69 | 165.39% | 22.0 | 68.82% |
| URSO | 3 | 2 | 73 | 0.00% | 32.0 | -56.61% |
| IBB | 2 | 1 | 20 | 399.60% | 10.0 | 149.85% |
| ILA | 2 | 1 | 66 | -19.98% | 33.0 | -59.94% |
| IWW | 2 | 1 | 46 | 667.11% | 23.0 | 283.05% |
| NABET | 2 | 0 | 65 | 91.02% | 32.5 | 91.02% |
| NAGE | 2 | -2 | 342 | 275.28% | 171.0 | 643.80% |
| NYSNA | 2 | 1 | 820 | 7,354.86% | 410.0 | 3,627.48% |
| PASNAP | 2 | -2 | 376 | 128.76% | 188.0 | 352.98% |
| BAC | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | 24.0 | - |
| BCTGM | 1 | -7 | 45 | -71.04% | 45.0 | 800.31% |
| IUJAT | 1 | -2 | 9 | -56.61% | 9.0 | 28.86% |
| Insulators | 1 | -4 | 19 | -75.48% | 19.0 | 46.62% |
| AWPPU | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IFPTE | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| IUEC | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NEA | 0 | -3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| NLJSP | 0 | -2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| SSOBA | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| TWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UNAP | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
| UWA | 0 | -4 | 0 | - | 0.0 | - |
Closed Elections by Union #
In 2022 2,016 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 55.16% closed with a certification order, creating 1112 total new units. This was a 71.08% increase from the previous year in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 56,258 workers, which is a 80.81% increase from the previous year The median bargaining unit has 21 workers.
| National | Total Units Closed | Change in Closed | Units Won | Total Workers Added | Median Successful Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoded | 611 | 199 | 79 | 4,129 | 22.0 |
| WU | 326 | 320 | 271 | 7,324 | 25.0 |
| Teamsters | 203 | 15 | 124 | 4,481 | 19.0 |
| UFCW | 141 | 76 | 91 | 2,042 | 16.0 |
| SEIU | 112 | 18 | 81 | 11,235 | 39.0 |
| IBEW | 68 | 33 | 46 | 1,640 | 10.0 |
| IUOE | 67 | -6 | 54 | 603 | 7.0 |
| IAM | 64 | 7 | 42 | 917 | 10.0 |
| AFSCME | 41 | 12 | 31 | 1,895 | 24.0 |
| ATU | 39 | 24 | 28 | 944 | 17.0 |
| CWA | 35 | 7 | 33 | 1,285 | 12.0 |
| AFT | 26 | 10 | 21 | 1,663 | 37.0 |
| UA | 24 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 5.5 |
| IATSE | 21 | 12 | 17 | 332 | 11.0 |
| USW | 19 | -2 | 9 | 1,282 | 41.0 |
| SPFPA | 18 | -4 | 13 | 781 | 36.0 |
| UAW | 17 | -3 | 14 | 2,848 | 77.0 |
| OPEIU | 14 | -1 | 12 | 739 | 58.0 |
| LIUNA | 13 | -4 | 12 | 242 | 15.0 |
| NNU | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2,002 | 47.5 |
| NUHW | 13 | 9 | 11 | 655 | 50.0 |
| Multiple | 10 | 2 | 7 | 601 | 35.0 |
| UNITE HERE | 10 | 9 | 6 | 453 | 19.5 |
| IUPAT | 9 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 12.0 |
| UWUA | 8 | 3 | 7 | 188 | 7.0 |
| ILWU | 7 | -1 | 6 | 142 | 15.5 |
| NewsGuild | 7 | -6 | 7 | 833 | 34.0 |
| RWDSU | 7 | -1 | 7 | 217 | 17.0 |
| FCGOA | 6 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 13.0 |
| Ironworkers | 6 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 14.0 |
| IAFF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 69 | 12.0 |
| NATCA | 4 | -4 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 |
| SMART | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 8.0 |
| UBC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 |
| UWA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ILA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 3 | 1 | 3 | 507 | 13.0 |
| SAG-AFTRA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 |
| UE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4,203 | 226.0 |
| UGSOA | 3 | -1 | 2 | 102 | 51.0 |
| APWU | 2 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 90.0 |
| IBB | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 |
| NAGE | 2 | -2 | 1 | 320 | 320.0 |
| NLJSP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| PATCO | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 |
| UNAP | 2 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 142.0 |
| URSO | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.0 |
| United Federation LEOS-PBA | 2 | -3 | 2 | 94 | 47.0 |
| BAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BCTGM | 1 | -8 | 1 | 45 | 45.0 |
| IUEC | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| IUJAT | 1 | -3 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| IWW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 |
| Insulators | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NEA | 1 | -1 | 1 | 64 | 64.0 |
| NYSNA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| PASNAP | 1 | -4 | 1 | 315 | 315.0 |
| AWPPU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IFPTE | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NABET | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SSOBA | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| TWU | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |