July 09, 2010
Employee union representation elections, 1997–2009
Results of National Labor Relations Board Union Representation Elections, 1997–2009
| Year |
Total number of elections for union representation |
Number of elections decided in favor of union representation |
Number of elections not decided in favor of union representation |
1997 |
3,261 |
1,656 |
1,605 |
1998 |
3,296 |
1,711 |
1,585 |
1999 |
3,012 |
1,576 |
1,436 |
2000 |
2,896 |
1,513 |
1,383 |
2001 |
2,571 |
1,395 |
1,176 |
2002 |
2,675 |
1,506 |
1,169 |
2003 |
2,352 |
1,340 |
1,012 |
2004 |
2,293 |
1,312 |
981 |
2005 |
2,099 |
1,248 |
851 |
2006 |
1,650 |
988 |
662 |
2007 |
1,510 |
890 |
620 |
2008 |
1,588 |
1,028 |
560 |
2009 |
1,304 |
864 |
440 |
These data featured in the TED article, Employee union representation elections, 1997–2009.
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