Figure E

Ratio of ULPs (CA) filed against employers to petitions filed for union certification (RC), by sector: 1950–1980

Year Manufacturing Retail Service
1950 0.5 0.4 0.8
1953 0.5 0.5 0.6
1955 0.6 0.5 0.5
1958 0.8 0.6 0.9
1960 0.8 0.7 1.1
1963 1.0 0.8 1.0
1965 1.0 1.0 1.0
1968 1.0 0.9 0.9
1970 1.4 1.0 1.0
1973 1.5 1.3 1.2
1975 2.2 1.5 1.2
1978 2.8 2.2 2.0
1980 3.7 2.7 2.2
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Notes: CA cases are charges of unfair labor practices against employers under Section 8(a)1 of the National Labor Relations Act. RC elections are those triggered by workers who are trying to form a union.

Source: National Labor Review Board annual reports, 1950–1980.

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