Kentucky #
Excluding public employees and multi-union election, in the last 12 months there have been 29 union elections filed in Kentucky and 24 union elections held. In 17 of those elections a new unit was certified. There are currently 10 open representation cases and 5 of are still waiting to vote.
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Timeline of Activity by Unit Size #
Largest Private Union Elections #

Open Election Related Cases #
City | State | Case Name | Labor Union | Date Filed | Tally Date | Tally Type | Ballot Type | Votes For Union | Votes Against | Num Eligible Voters | Case |
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Fort Campbell | KY | AMENTUM | IAMAW, AFL-CIO | May 30, 2023 | Initial | 243 | 10-RC-318986 | ||||
Owensboro | KY | Swedish Match Leaf Tobacco Co. | Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union | May 25, 2023 | Initial | 21 | 25-RC-318839 | ||||
Kevil | KY | Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC | United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied & Industrial Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC | May 15, 2023 | Initial | 7 | 10-RC-318106 | ||||
Elizabethtown | KY | STARBUCKS CORPORATION | Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, an Affiliate of Workers United SEIU | May 01, 2023 | Initial | 30 | 09-RC-317136 | ||||
Elizabethtown | KY | STARBUCKS CORPORATION | Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, an Affiliate of Workers United SEIU | Mar 22, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 13 | 11 | 26 | 09-RC-314592 |
Louisville | KY | PARAGON/PATRONUS | International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) | Feb 13, 2023 | Initial | 77 | 09-RC-312087 | ||||
Louisville | KY | TRADER JOE'S EAST, INC. | Trader Joe's United | Dec 20, 2022 | Jan 26, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 48 | 36 | 106 | 09-RC-309216 |
Ashland | KY | HERITAGE FIRE PROTECTION, INC. | UA Local Union 669 Road Sprinkler Fitters | Nov 18, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Initial | Initial | 1 | 1 | 8 | 09-RC-307464 |
Versailles | KY | BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION D/B/A WOODFORD RESERVE DISTILLERY | International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Local 651 | Oct 14, 2022 | Nov 17, 2022 | Initial | Initial | 14 | 45 | 60 | 09-RC-305269 |
Ashland | KY | BLUE RIBBON PLUMBING, INC., D/B/A WORKMAN & SONS PLUMBING | United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 248 | Aug 19, 2022 | Sep 16, 2022 | Initial | Initial | 0 | 12 | 12 | 09-RC-301758 |