NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1941 › Representation cases received, closed, and pending — by stage and method of closing
Representation cases received, closed, and pending — by stage and method of closing
| Cases — Number | Cases — Percent of cases closed | Cases — Percent of cases on docket | Workers involved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases pending, July 1, 1940 | 747 | 401,016 | ||
| Cases received, July 1940-June 1941 | 4,334 | 1,188,088 | ||
| Cases on docket, July 1940-June 1941 | 5,081 | 1,589,104 | ||
| Cases closed, July 1940-June 1941 | 3,698 | 100 | 72.8 | 1,055,243 |
| Cases closed before formal action | 2,874 | 77.7 | 56.6 | 609,064 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases settled | 1,984 | 53.7 | 39 | 349,078 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases settled: By recognition of representatives | 327 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 32,305 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases settled: By consent election | 1,329 | 35.9 | 26.2 | 270,046 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases settled: By pay-roll check | 328 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 46,327 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases dismissed | 324 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 123,914 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases withdrawn | 545 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 125,784 |
| Cases closed before formal action: Cases closed otherwise | 21 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 10,288 |
| Cases closed after formal action | 824 | 22.3 | 16.2 | 446,179 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed before hearing | 82 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 12,829 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after hearing | 27 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 5,553 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after Board decision | 715 | 19.3 | 14.1 | 427,797 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after Board decision: Cases closed by certification | 518 | 14 | 10.2 | 383,576 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after Board decision: Cases closed by certification: After stipulated election | 69 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 24,411 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after Board decision: Cases closed by certification: After ordered election | 432 | 11.7 | 8.5 | 357,727 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after Board decision: Cases closed by certification: Other cases | 17 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1,438 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed after Board decision: Cases dismissed | 180 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 42,227 |
| Cases closed after formal action: Cases closed otherwise after Board decision | 14 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1,912 |
| Cases pending July 1, 1941 | 1,383 | 27.2 | 533,861 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.