NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1938 › Disposition of all representation cases on docket
Disposition of all representation cases 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 | 796 | 18 | 391,126 | 26.3 | ||
| Cases received July 1, 1937, to June 30, 1938 | 3,623 | 82 | 1,097,523 | 73.7 | ||
| Total cases on docket | 4,419 | 100 | 1,488,649 | 100 | ||
| Cases closed before formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement: | ||||||
| (a) Consent election | 796 | 25.2 | 18 | 178,168 | 19.8 | 12 |
| (b) Recognition of representatives | 582 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 83,645 | 9.3 | 5.6 |
| (c) Payroll check | 211 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 31,725 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| By dismissal | 269 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 87,682 | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| By withdrawal | 673 | 21.3 | 15.2 | 211,736 | 23.5 | 14.2 |
| By transfer to other agencies | 24 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 6,738 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Total cases closed before formal action | 2,555 | 80.9 | 57.8 | 599,654 | 66.7 | 40.3 |
| Cases closed after formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement: | ||||||
| (a) Consent election | 34 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 37,650 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| (b) Recognition of representatives | 21 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 8,113 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| (c) Payroll check | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 697 | ||
| By dismissal before issuance of Board decision | 59 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 19,317 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| By withdrawal before issuance of Board decision | 70 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 22,005 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| By certification by Board without election | 109 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 55,486 | 6.2 | 3.7 |
| By certification by Board after election | 233 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 137,203 | 15.2 | 9.2 |
| By dismissal of petition by Board without election | 46 | 1.5 | 1 | 12,242 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| By dismissal of petition by Board after election | 25 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6,376 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Total cases closed after formal action | 602 | 19.1 | 13.6 | 299,589 | 33.3 | 20.1 |
| Total cases closed July 1, 1937 to June 30, 1938 | 3,157 | 100 | 71.4 | 899,243 | 100 | 60.4 |
| Cases pending: | ||||||
| Before hearing | 872 | 19.7 | 351,065 | 24.2 | ||
| After hearing: | ||||||
| Awaiting decision | 264 | 6 | 184,107 | 12.4 | ||
| Awaiting certification | 126 | 2.9 | 44,234 | 3 | ||
| Total cases pending June 30, 1938 | 1,262 | 28.6 | 589,406 | 39.6 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.