Voluntary recognitions of unions by private-sector employers, as reported to the National Labor Relations Board. Under Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act, employers may voluntarily recognize a union for collective bargaining without an election; when they do, they notify the NLRB using Form NLRB-5581 and the agency posts a public notice during which other parties may challenge the recognition.
Each row is a single recognition: the employer, the union, the bargaining unit (description and headcount), the NLRB regional office, and the relevant procedural dates (recognition, notice, posting, and any subsequent representation-case petition). The data was obtained from the NLRB via Freedom of Information Act requests and covers 2002 through 2024.
Data source: NLRB, Public Records Requests
VR Case Number, Regional Office, Unit City, Unit State, Date VR Request Received, Employer, Union, Unit Description, Number of Employees, Date of Voluntary Recogition, Date VR Notice Sent, Date Notice Posted, Date Posting Closes, Date R Case Petition Filed (if any), R Case Number, Notes, Case Filed Date
1,620 rows
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