NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1939 › Disposition of all charges and petitions on docket
Disposition of all charges and petitions on docket
| Mode of disposition | Number of cases | Percentage of — Total cases closed | Percentage of — Total cases on docket | Number of workers involved | Percentage of — Total number of workers involved in cases closed | Percentage of — Total number of workers involved in cases on docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases pending June 30, 1938 | 3,778 | 35.4 | 1,302,161 | 53.2 | ||
| Cases received July 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939 | 6,904 | 64.6 | 1,147,284 | 46.8 | ||
| Total cases on docket | 10,682 | 100 | 2,449,445 | 100 | ||
| Cases closed before formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement | 2,942 | 44.8 | 27.5 | 341,142 | 33.2 | 13.9 |
| By dismissal | 803 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 116,663 | 11.3 | 4.8 |
| By withdrawal | 1,749 | 26.6 | 16.4 | 283,068 | 27.5 | 11.6 |
| Otherwise | 40 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 18,807 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Total cases closed before formal action | 5,534 | 84.2 | 51.8 | 759,680 | 73.8 | 31 |
| Cases closed after formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement before hearing | 44 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9,312 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| By settlement after hearing | 83 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 24,064 | 2.3 | 1 |
| By dismissal before hearing | 13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5,642 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| By dismissal after hearing | 26 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5,677 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| By withdrawal before hearing | 35 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5,014 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| By withdrawal after hearing | 56 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 16,608 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| By intermediate report finding no violation | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 840 | 0.1 | |
| By compliance with intermediate report | 26 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2,983 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| By issuance of decisions and orders: | ||||||
| Certification | 364 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 123,172 | 12 | 5 |
| Compliance | 207 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 40,726 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| Dismissal of complaint or petition | 172 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 35,691 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Total cases closed after formal action | 1,035 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 269,279 | 26.2 | 11 |
| Total cases closed July 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939 | 6,569 | 100 | 1,028,959 | 100 | ||
| Cases pending June 30, 1939 | 4,113 | 38.5 | 1,420,486 | 58 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.