NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1939 › Disposition of charges and petitions of AFL unions
| Cases pending June 30, 1938 | 1,182 | , 28. 3 | 210,412 | 39.8 , | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases received July 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939 | 2,994 | 71.7 | 317,936 | 60.2 | ||
| Total cases on docket | 4,176 | 100 | 528,388 | 100 | ||
| Cases closed before formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement | 1,326 | 50.2 | 31.8 | 136,354 | 46.2 | • 25. 8 |
| ' By dismissal | 318 | 12 | 7.6 | 38,205 | 13 | 7.2 |
| By withdrawal | 662 | 25 | 15.9 | 44,897 | 15.2 | 8.6 |
| Otherwise | 15 | . 6 | . 3 | 1,709 | . 6 | . 3 |
| Total cases closed before formal action , | 2 321 | 87.8 | 55.6 | 221.165 | 75 | 41.9 |
| Cases closed after formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement before hearing | 15 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2,682 | 0.5 | |
| By settlement after hearing | 28 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 11,710 | 4 | 2.2 |
| By dismissal before hearing | 4 | . 2 | . 1 | 393 | . 1 | . 1 |
| By dismissal after hearing | 9 | . 3 | . 2 | 3,394 | 1.2 | . 7 |
| By withdrawal before hearing | 12 | . 4 | . 3 | 2,295 | . 8 | . 4 |
| By withdrawal after hearing | 17 | . 6 | 0.4 | 2,186 | . 7 | . 4 |
| By intermediate report finding no violation | 4 | . 2 | . I | 577 | . 2 | . 1 |
| By compliance with intermediate re- port | 12 | . 4 | . 3 | 777 | . 3 | . 2 |
| By issuance of decisions and orders: | ||||||
| Certification | 79 | 3 | 1.9 | 18,693 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| Compliance | / 88 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 18,642 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| Dismissal of complaint or petition_ | 56 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 12,395 | 42 | 2.3 |
| Total cases closed after formal action | 324 | 12.2 | 7.7 | 73,744 | 25 | 13.9 |
| Total cases closed July 1, 1938, | 2,645 | 100 | 294.909 | 100 | 44.2 | |
| to June 30, 1939 • . Cases pending June 30, 1939 | 1,531 | 36.7 | 233,479 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.