NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1949 › Disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Stage and method | All C cases — Number of cases | All C cases — Percent of cases closed | NLRA C cases — Number of cases | NLRA C cases — Percent of cases closed | LMRA CA cases — Number of cases | LMRA CA cases — Percent of cases closed | LMRA other C cases — Number of cases | LMRA other C cases — Percent of cases closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 4,664 | 100 | 337 | 100 | 3,380 | 100 | 947 | 100 |
| Before formal action, total | 4,199 | 90 | 132 | 39.2 | 3,186 | 94.3 | 881 | 93 |
| Before formal action — Adjusted | 951 | 20.4 | 34 | 10.1 | 778 | 23 | 139 | 14.7 |
| Before formal action — Withdrawn | 2,151 | 46.1 | 26 | 7.7 | 1,625 | 48.1 | 500 | 52.8 |
| Before formal action — Dismissed | 1,086 | 23.3 | 72 | 21.4 | 781 | 23.1 | 233 | 24.6 |
| Before formal action — Closed otherwise | 11 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.9 |
| After formal action, total | 465 | 10 | 205 | 60.8 | 194 | 5.7 | 66 | 7 |
| After formal action — Before hearing — total | 106 | 2.3 | 9 | 2.7 | 69 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| After formal action — Before hearing — Adjusted | 62 | 1.4 | 6 | 1.8 | 44 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.4 |
| After formal action — Before hearing — Withdrawn | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.3 | 13 | 1.4 |
| After formal action — Before hearing — Dismissed | 20 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
| After formal action — After hearing — total | 57 | 1.2 | 21 | 6.2 | 23 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.3 |
| After formal action — After hearing — Adjusted | 20 | 0.4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.4 |
| After formal action — After hearing — Compliance with intermediate report | 15 | 0.3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| After formal action — After hearing — Withdrawn | 10 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.7 |
| After formal action — After hearing — Dismissed | 12 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 |
| After formal action — After Board decision — total | 156 | 3.4 | 110 | 32.6 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 1.2 |
| After formal action — After Board decision — Compliance | 77 | 1.7 | 61 | 18.1 | 13 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.3 |
| After formal action — After Board decision — Dismissed | 64 | 1.4 | 34 | 10.1 | 22 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.9 |
| After formal action — After Board decision | 15 | 0.3 | 15 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After formal action — After court action — total | 146 | 3.1 | 65 | 19.3 | 67 | 2 | 14 | 1.5 |
| After formal action — After court action — Compliance with consent decree | 103 | 2.2 | 22 | 6.5 | 67 | 2 | 14 | 1.5 |
| After formal action — After court action — Compliance with court order | 31 | 0.7 | 31 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After formal action — After court action — Dismissed | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After formal action — After court action — Closed otherwise | 4 | 0.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.