NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1952 › Disposition of representation cases closed, by stage and method
| Stage and method | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage and method | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed |
| Total number of cases closed | 10,603 | 100 | 9,728 | 100 | 482 | 100 | 393 | 100 |
| Before formal action, total | 7,590 | 71.6 | 6,949 | 71.4 | 361 | 74.9 | 280 | 71.2 |
| Adjusted | 4,728 | 4,544 | 145 | 39 | ||||
| Consent election | 3,945 | 3,809 | 99 | 37 | ||||
| Stipulated election | 657 | 626 | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Recognition | 126 | 109 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 2,226 | 1,953 | 135 | 138 | ||||
| Dismissed | 621 | 439 | 80 | 102 | ||||
| Closed otherwise | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| After formal action, total | 3,013 | 28.4 | 2,779 | 28.6 | 121 | 25.1 | 113 | 28.8 |
| Before hearing | 650 | 6.1 | 583 | 6 | 37 | 7.7 | 30 | 7.7 |
| Adjusted | 345 | 325 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| Consent election | 233 | 221 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Stipulated election | 103 | 98 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Recognition | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 282 | 248 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| Dismissal | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| After hearing | 318 | 3 | 296 | 3.1 | 11 | 2.3 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Adjusted | 190 | 180 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Consent election | 120 | 113 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Stipulated election | 68 | 66 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Recognition | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 114 | 107 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Dismissal | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| After Board decision | 2,045 | 19.3 | 1,900 | 19.5 | 73 | 15.1 | 72 | 18.3 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,604 | 1,519 | 36 | 49 | ||||
| Dismissal without election | 290 | 232 | 37 | 21 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 137 | 136 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Stipulated election and post-election hearing and decision | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.