Massachusetts #
Excluding public employees and multi-union election, in the last 12 months there have been 79 union elections filed in Massachusetts and 52 union elections held. In 38 of those elections a new unit was certified. There are currently 26 open representation cases and 18 of are still waiting to vote.
Union Elections by Outcome #
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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West Wareham | MA | Covanta | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 877 & LOCAL 4 | Sep 27, 2023 | Initial | 120 | 01-RC-326663 | ||||
Medford | MA | Tufts University | Service Employees International Union, Local 509 | Sep 20, 2023 | Initial | 263 | 01-RC-326119 | ||||
Everett | MA | Wynn MA LLC d/b/a Encore Boston Harbor | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 103 | Sep 14, 2023 | Initial | 100 | 01-RC-325730 | ||||
Framingham | MA | VHS Acquisition Subsidiary Number 9, Inc. d/b/a Framingham Union Hospital | Massachusetts Nurses Association | Sep 12, 2023 | Initial | 278 | 01-RC-325624 | ||||
Waltham | MA | Brandeis University | Service Employees International Union, Local 509 | Sep 11, 2023 | Initial | 250 | 01-RC-325456 | ||||
Brockton | MA | Brockton Community Cable Television, Inc. d/b/a Brockton Community Access | National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians - Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO | Sep 07, 2023 | Initial | 6 | 01-RC-325351 | ||||
Haverhill | MA | Covanta Haverhill, Inc. | INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 877 & LOCAL 4 | Sep 05, 2023 | Initial | 40 | 01-RC-325158 | ||||
Natick | MA | Kaycha MA LLC | United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1445 | Aug 22, 2023 | Initial | 20 | 01-RC-324255 | ||||
Hadley | MA | Michaels Stores, Inc. | United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1459 | Aug 10, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 11 | 11 | 27 | 01-RC-323539 |
Boston | MA | The Bridgespan Group, Inc. | Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 6 | Aug 07, 2023 | Initial | 149 | 01-RC-323236 | ||||
Beverly | MA | Starbucks Corporation | WORKERS UNITED A/W SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION | Jul 26, 2023 | Sep 07, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 8 | 6 | 18 | 01-RC-322483 |
Boston | MA | Fenway Community Health Center, Inc. | 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | Jul 17, 2023 | Initial | 430 | 01-RC-321910 | ||||
Boston | MA | Commonwealth Flats Dev Corp d/b/a Seaport Hotel Boston | Jul 03, 2023 | Initial | 48 | 01-RC-321092 | |||||
Wilmington | MA | North Shore Mechanical Contractors, LLC | United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Local 12, AFL-CIO | May 19, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 30 | 34 | 70 | 01-RC-318449 |
Cambridge | MA | President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard University) | Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union- UAW Local 5118 | May 03, 2023 | Initial | 500 | 01-RC-317281 | ||||
Cambridge | MA | Reviewed, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC | The NewsGuild - CWA | Mar 23, 2023 | Initial | 25 | 01-RC-314723 | ||||
Cambridge | MA | Reviewed, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC | The NewsGuild - CWA | Mar 23, 2023 | Initial | 38 | 01-RC-314724 | ||||
Boston | MA | Northeastern University | American Coalition of Public Safety | Mar 01, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 14 | 0 | 15 | 01-RC-313126 |
Newton | MA | Starbucks Corporation | Workers United, a/w SEIU | Feb 27, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 6 | 0 | 8 | 01-RC-313008 |
Somerville | MA | Starbucks Corporation | Workers United | Feb 24, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 8 | 0 | 10 | 01-RC-312846 |
Boston | MA | Northeastern University | GRADUATE EMPLOYEES OF NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - UAW | Feb 06, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 1130 | 70 | 3 | 01-RC-311566 |
Sharon | MA | Verano Four Daughters Holdings, LLC | United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 AFL-CIO, CLC | Jan 18, 2023 | Feb 22, 2023 | Initial | Initial | 6 | 9 | 24 | 01-RC-310539 |
Boston | MA | Paragon Systems Inc. | UNITED GOVERNMENT SECURITY OFFICERS OF AMERICA AND ITS LOCAL 273 | Dec 27, 2022 | Initial | 140 | 01-RC-309535 | ||||
Cambridge | MA | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | UNITED ELECTRICAL RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA (UE) | Sep 26, 2022 | Initial | 1000 | 01-RC-304042 | ||||
Plymouth | MA | Champion Specialty Services as Joint Employer with Holtec Decommissioning International (HDI) | LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA | Sep 23, 2022 | Initial | 16 | 01-RC-304016 | ||||
Salem | MA | I.N.S.A., Inc. | UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL 1445 | Jan 18, 2022 | Initial | 28 | 01-RC-288998 |