NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1951 › Disposition of representation cases closed, by stage and method
Disposition of representation cases closed, by stage and method
| Stage and method | All R cases — Number of cases | All R cases — Percent of cases closed | RC cases — Number of cases | RC cases — Percent of cases closed | RM cases — Number of cases | RM cases — Percent of cases closed | RD cases — Number of cases | RD cases — Percent of cases closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 10,291 | 100 | 9,439 | 100 | 492 | 100 | 360 | 100 |
| Before formal action, total | 7,653 | 74.4 | 7,012 | 74.3 | 380 | 77.2 | 261 | 72.5 |
| Adjusted | 4,780 | 4,571 | 162 | 47 | ||||
| Consent election | 3,902 | 3,746 | 118 | 38 | ||||
| Stipulated election | 695 | 665 | 21 | 9 | ||||
| Recognition | 183 | 160 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 2,191 | 1,931 | 118 | 142 | ||||
| Dismissed | 650 | 502 | 76 | 72 | ||||
| Closed otherwise | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| After formal action, total | 2,638 | 25.6 | 2,427 | 25.7 | 112 | 22.8 | 99 | 27.5 |
| Before hearing, total | 401 | 3.9 | 358 | 3.8 | 18 | 3.7 | 25 | 7 |
| After hearing | 296 | 2.9 | 266 | 2.8 | 18 | 3.7 | 12 | 3.3 |
| After Board decision | 1,941 | 18.8 | 1,803 | 19.1 | 76 | 15.4 | 62 | 17.2 |
| Board ordered election | 1,549 | 1,458 | 53 | 38 | ||||
| Dismissed without election | 266 | 228 | 17 | 21 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 116 | 109 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Stipulated election and post-election hearing and decision | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.