2nd Quarter

2022, 2nd Quarter filings #

This report details the number of filings and closed units in the 2nd quarter of 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 the 2nd quarter of 2022 579 petitions for new units were filed, a 1.76% increase from the previous quarter The median size was 22 with a total of 25,072 workers across all units, a -17.76% 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 172 33 7,440 -16.65% 21.0 16.65%
WU 117 -46 3,048 -29.97% 25.0 -3.33%
Teamsters 53 10 1,669 -34.41% 13.0 -43.29%
UFCW 50 18 1,601 125.43% 13.0 -18.87%
SEIU 33 12 3,429 5.55% 51.0 -8.88%
IAM 17 1 765 5.55% 21.0 99.90%
IBEW 14 -2 405 -34.41% 11.5 -23.31%
AFSCME 12 1 238 -79.92% 11.5 -77.70%
IUOE 12 -15 288 31.08% 12.0 71.04%
AFT 11 3 954 117.66% 11.0 -58.83%
ATU 8 -10 413 1.11% 15.0 -29.97%
CWA 8 -4 374 -34.41% 25.5 112.11%
IATSE 6 3 178 424.02% 37.5 368.52%
LIUNA 6 4 177 608.28% 18.5 47.73%
UA 6 -3 131 -19.98% 14.5 189.81%
USW 6 2 497 8.88% 22.5 -61.05%
ILWU 4 2 119 466.20% 20.5 95.46%
Multiple 4 3 78 1,850.37% 16.0 299.70%
UAW 4 0 1,051 109.89% 264.5 170.94%
Ironworkers 3 1 118 280.83% 15.0 -3.33%
OPEIU 3 1 208 78.81% 68.0 17.76%
Other 3 2 555 6,066.15% 57.0 532.80%
SPFPA 3 -1 236 -25.53% 79.0 37.74%
IUPAT 2 0 30 3.33% 15.0 3.33%
NATCA 2 2 9 - 4.5 -
RWDSU 2 0 26 -77.70% 13.0 -77.70%
UNITE HERE 2 2 289 - 144.5 -
APWU 1 1 102 - 102.0 -
BAC 1 1 24 - 24.0 -
FCGOA 1 0 13 159.84% 13.0 159.84%
IAFF 1 -1 5 -88.80% 5.0 -77.70%
IBB 1 1 14 - 14.0 -
IWW 1 0 36 259.74% 36.0 259.74%
NAGE 1 0 22 -93.24% 22.0 -93.24%
NNU 1 -3 160 82.14% 160.0 552.78%
NUHW 1 -3 36 -77.70% 36.0 -28.86%
NYSNA 1 1 9 - 9.0 -
NewsGuild 1 0 98 1,125.54% 98.0 1,125.54%
SAG-AFTRA 1 1 15 - 15.0 -
SMART 1 -1 20 54.39% 20.0 207.57%
UBC 1 -2 41 -41.07% 41.0 71.04%
UGSOA 1 0 62 55.50% 62.0 55.50%
UWUA 1 0 89 641.58% 89.0 641.58%
ILA 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
IUJAT 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
UE 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -
URSO 0 -1 0 - 0.0 -

Closed Elections by Union #

In the 2nd quarter of 2022 587 petitions for new units were closed (this includes petitions where no election was ever held), with 62.86% closed with a certification order, creating 369 total new units. This was a 125.00% increase from the previous quarter in successful union certifications. Overall this represents approximately 18,639 workers, which is a 204.01% increase from the previous quarter The median bargaining unit has 23 workers.

National Total Units Closed Change in Closed Units Won Total Workers Added Median Successful Unit
WU 166 161 148 3,968 26.0
Uncoded 151 17 18 704 24.5
Teamsters 38 -13 26 768 11.5
UFCW 36 11 23 440 15.0
IUOE 23 9 21 162 7.0
ATU 22 17 14 523 21.0
SEIU 19 0 12 2,580 54.5
CWA 17 14 16 594 7.5
IBEW 15 -3 9 359 17.0
AFSCME 14 10 13 1,203 46.0
IAM 13 4 10 279 13.5
AFT 10 6 9 1,204 68.0
NUHW 6 2 5 196 50.0
UAW 5 2 3 156 48.0
USW 5 3 3 442 47.0
LIUNA 4 -1 4 136 35.0
SPFPA 4 2 4 89 19.0
UA 4 0 1 5 5.0
IATSE 3 -2 2 16 8.0
FCGOA 2 -1 2 35 17.5
IAFF 2 2 2 45 22.5
ILWU 2 2 2 21 10.5
IUPAT 2 -1 0 0 0.0
Multiple 2 -3 2 48 24.0
NATCA 2 2 2 9 4.5
NewsGuild 2 1 2 13 6.5
OPEIU 2 0 2 116 58.0
UBC 2 1 1 41 41.0
UE 2 2 2 4,049 2,024.5
UNITE HERE 2 0 2 18 9.0
IBB 1 1 1 14 14.0
ILA 1 1 0 0 0.0
IUJAT 1 1 1 9 9.0
IWW 1 1 1 36 36.0
Ironworkers 1 1 1 28 28.0
NNU 1 -3 1 229 229.0
SMART 1 0 1 20 20.0
UGSOA 1 1 1 40 40.0
URSO 1 1 1 32 32.0
UWUA 1 -3 1 12 12.0
IUEC 0 -1 0 0 0.0
NAGE 0 -1 0 0 0.0
NEA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
NLJSP 0 -2 0 0 0.0
RWDSU 0 -4 0 0 0.0
SAG-AFTRA 0 -1 0 0 0.0
UNAP 0 -2 0 0 0.0
UWA 0 -4 0 0 0.0

Data last updated on: Oct 3 2023 01:48 UTC