Employees or a union may file a petition for a representation election (RC) after collecting signatures from at least 30% of workers in the potential bargaining unit. Petitions that are not withdrawn or dismissed result in an NLRB-conducted election. A majority of votes decides the outcome. Please note: Some petitions filed in a given year may not have an election until a subsequent year. Thus, the number of petitions may not equal the total number of dispositions in a given year.
Petitions Filed | Elections Held | Won by Union | Lost by Union | Petitions Dismissed | Petitions Withdrawn | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FY07 | 2310 | 1530 | 916 | 614 | 43 | 998 |
FY08 | 2418 | 1614 | 1028 | 586 | 48 | 784 |
FY09 | 2082 | 1335 | 915 | 420 | 46 | 657 |
FY10 | 2380 | 1571 | 1036 | 535 | 37 | 725 |
FY11 | 2108 | 1398 | 935 | 463 | 43 | 667 |
FY12 | 1974 | 1348 | 868 | 480 | 38 | 597 |
FY13 | 1986 | 1330 | 852 | 478 | 27 | 607 |
FY14 | 2053 | 1407 | 952 | 440 | 24 | 586 |
FY15 | 2198 | 1574 | 1120 | 480 | 39 | 663 |
FY16 | 2029 | 1396 | 1014 | 401 | 38 | 610 |