NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1938 › Disposition of all charges and petitions on docket
Disposition of all charges and petitions on docket
| Number of cases | Percentage of— | Percentage of— | Number of workers involved | Percentage of— | Percentage of— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | Total cases closed | Total cases on docket | Number of workers involved | Total number of workers involved in cases closed | Total number of workers involved in cases on docket | |
| Cases pending June 30, 1937 | 2,202 | 17.4 | 1,030,819 | 32.9 | ||
| Cases received July 1, 1937, to June 30, 1938 | 10,430 | 82.6 | 2,100,869 | 67.1 | ||
| Total cases on docket | 12,632 | 100 | 3,131,688 | 100 | ||
| Cases closed before formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement | 4,428 | 50 | 35.1 | 574,679 | 31.1 | 18.4 |
| By dismissal | 1,368 | 15.5 | 10.8 | 159,513 | 8.7 | 5.1 |
| By withdrawal | 2,124 | 24 | 16.8 | 451,893 | 24.5 | 14.4 |
| By transfer to other agencies | 122 | 1.4 | 1 | 23,012 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Total cases closed before formal action | 8,042 | 90.9 | 63.7 | 1,209,097 | 65.5 | 38.6 |
| Cases closed after formal action: | ||||||
| By dismissal before issuance of Board decision | 181 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 359,340 | 19.5 | 11.5 |
| By withdrawal before issuance of Board decision | 69 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 20,699 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| By transfer to other agencies | 96 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 35,604 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| By intermediate report finding no violation | 3 | 1,702 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| By compliance with intermediate report | 2 | 2 | ||||
| By issuance of decisions and orders: | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1,519 | ||
| Certification | 342 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 192,689 | 10.4 | 6.1 |
| Compliance | 29 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5,781 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Dismissal of complaint or petition | 75 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 19,385 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Total cases closed after formal action | 809 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 636,721 | 34.5 | 20.3 |
| Total cases closed July 1, 1937, to June 30, 1938 | 8,851 | 100 | 70.1 | 1,845,818 | 100 | 58.9 |
| Cases pending June 30, 1938 | 3,781 | 29.9 | 1,285,870 | 41.1 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.