Less than 2% of the Ardmore area workforce is unionized at present, compared to a statewide figure of 11.6%. In 2001, Oklahoma voters passed Right-To-Work legislation.
Labor-management relations and union issues
Union status
Right to work state?
Yes (2002)
Percent of Ardmore workforce organized
1.34%
Percent of Oklahoma workforce organized
11.6%
Private companies unionized (within 50 miles)
Company
Name of union
Total
empl
Total union empl
%
union
Valero Energy
International Union of Operating Engineers
298
222
74%
Atlas Roofing
United Steel Workers
126
80
63%
Union elections past 5 years (50+ empl)
Votes
Union won
Manufacturing unions
0
0%
Distribution unions
0
0%
F.I.R.E. unions
0
0%
All sectors
0
0%
Union elections past 5 years, by company
Company:
Michelin North America (Ardmore Plant)
Date of vote:
01-19-2001
Union involved:
United Steelworkers of America
Industry code:
32621 NAISC
Result:
Union defeated
Votes for union:
422
Votes against union:
1,220
Strikes or work stoppages, past 5 years
Number
0
Average duration
N/A
Source: Ardmore Development Authority
"We have many plants in North America and always recommend to those communities that they model their program after the Ardmore Development Authority. The ADA is considered a partner to our business."
Dave Brenner,
Plant Manager, Michelin North America
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410 W MAIN ST • ARDMORE, OK 73401
(580) 223-6162 • Fax: (580) 223-7825
