NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1939 › Disposition of CIO union charges and petitions
Disposition of CIO union charges and petitions
| 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 | 2,123 | 42.2 | 967,215 | 61.5 | ||
| Cases received July 1, 1938 to July 1, 1939 | 2,902 | 57.8 | 606,206 | 38.5 | ||
| Total cases on docket | 5,025 | 100 | 1,573,421 | 100 | ||
| Cases closed before formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement | 1,335 | 44.5 | 26.6 | 169,528 | 28.6 | 10.8 |
| By dismissal | 233 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 27,855 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| By withdrawal | 819 | 27.3 | 16.3 | 210,428 | 35.5 | 13.4 |
| Otherwise | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9,393 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| Total cases closed before formal action | 2,403 | 80.1 | 47.8 | 417,204 | 70.4 | 26.6 |
| Cases closed after formal action: | ||||||
| By settlement before hearing | 24 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5,894 | 1 | 0.4 |
| By settlement after hearing | 32 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 12,083 | 2 | 0.8 |
| By dismissal before hearing | 9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5,249 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| By dismissal after hearing | 17 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2,253 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| By withdrawal before hearing | 22 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2,544 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| By withdrawal after hearing | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 10,198 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| By intermediate report finding no violation | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 263 | (1) | (1) |
| By compliance with intermediate report | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2,206 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| By issuance of decisions and orders: | ||||||
| Certification | 245 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 98,097 | 16.5 | 6.2 |
| Compliance | 109 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 21,072 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| Dismissal of complaint or petition | 95 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 16,085 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Total cases closed after formal action | 598 | 19.9 | 11.9 | 175,974 | 29.6 | 11.1 |
| Total cases closed July 1, 1938 to June 30, 1939 | 3,001 | 100 | 593,178 | 100 | ||
| Cases pending June 30, 1939 | 2,024 | 40.3 | 980,243 | 62.3 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.