LRIrightnow Third Quarter 2026 NLRB Election Review Now Available
RC petitions jumped 12% in the third quarter while certified RC elections fell 8%. Decertification elections are up, and the Teamsters lead on volume.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Oct 13, 2026 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, News, NLRB, SEIU, Union Organizing, Unions, Workers United
RC petitions jumped 12% in the third quarter while certified RC elections fell 8%. Decertification elections are up, and the Teamsters lead on volume.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 17, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, LRI RightNow, NLRB, Trending
Q2 2026 NLRB data looks calm on the surface, RC election volume is down just 3% and union win rates are nearly flat. But look closer and the organizing footprint is shrinking, decertification pressure is building, and the Teamsters are trailing the field on wins. Here’s what stood out in the first half of the year.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Apr 28, 2026 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, NLRB, Union Research
Q1 2026 NLRB Data Is In. Here Is What It Is Telling Us, and What We Will Be Watching
Read MorePosted by Phillip Wilson | Oct 20, 2025 | IBT, Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, News, NLRB, SEIU, Trending, Union Organizing, Union Research, Unions
Union activity cooled in Q3 2025 — and that’s not necessarily bad news for employers.
The new LRI RightNow Petitions and Elections Review shows petition and election volume declined year-over-year, marking a slowdown from 2024’s peak levels.
Read MorePosted by Michael VanDervort | Jul 21, 2025 | Labor Relations Ink, Labor Relations Insight, Legal, LRI RightNow, News, NLRB, Union Avoidance, Union Organizing, Union Research, Vulnerability Assessments
We’ve released our latest LRI RightNow Second Quarter 2025 Petitions and Elections Review, and it’s full of fresh insights that reveal how the labor relations landscape is evolving in real time.
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