Breaking Data Insight:
Unions won roughly 78% of NLRB representation elections in 2025, matching recent years. But the number of workers actually organized fell sharply. Only about 66,000 workers were organized through RC elections, a 38% drop from 2024 and below 2022 levels, despite similar win rates.
The reason is structural, not political: Organizing shifted toward smaller bargaining units, with nearly 60% of elections involving 25 or fewer employees. Healthcare elections carried much of the success, masking weaker results elsewhere.
Bottom line: The system stayed busy, but the organizing footprint shrank.
Wins stayed high. Impact did not.
Read the full analysis for what this shift means for employers and labor leaders in 2026.
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