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Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method and stage of disposition | 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 | 9,909 | 100 | 8,877 | 100 | 543 | 100 | 489 | 100 |
| Consent election | 3,381 | 34.1 | 3,193 | 36 | 125 | 23.1 | 63 | 12.9 |
| Before notice of hearing | 2,088 | 21.1 | 1,972 | 22.2 | 84 | 15.5 | 32 | 6.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 1,160 | 11.7 | 1,097 | 12.4 | 34 | 6.3 | 29 | 5.9 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 133 | 1.3 | 124 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Stipulated election | 940 | 9.5 | 902 | 10.2 | 26 | 4.8 | 12 | 2.4 |
| Before notice of hearing | 456 | 4.6 | 438 | 4.9 | 12 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 404 | 4.1 | 388 | 4.4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 72 | 0.7 | 69 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| After post-election hearing and decision | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Recognition | 125 | 1.3 | 100 | 1 | 25 | 4.6 | ||
| Before notice of hearing | 40 | 0.4 | 31 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.6 | ||
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 80 | 0.8 | 66 | 0.7 | 14 | 2.6 | ||
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | (1) | 2 | 0.4 | ||
| Withdrawn | 2,365 | 23.9 | 1,982 | 22.3 | 199 | 36.6 | 184 | 37.7 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,253 | 12.6 | 1,033 | 11.6 | 111 | 20.4 | 109 | 22.3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 811 | 8.2 | 683 | 7.7 | 71 | 13.1 | 57 | 11.7 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 135 | 1.4 | 112 | 1.3 | 12 | 2.2 | 11 | 2.3 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 166 | 1.7 | 154 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.9 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Dismissed | 1,134 | 11.3 | 844 | 9.5 | 127 | 23.4 | 163 | 33.3 |
| Before notice of hearing | 529 | 5.3 | 340 | 3.8 | 78 | 14.4 | 111 | 22.7 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 160 | 1.6 | 122 | 1.4 | 21 | 3.9 | 17 | 3.5 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 24 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 |
| By Board decision | 421 | 4.2 | 366 | 4.1 | 25 | 4.6 | 30 | 6.1 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,959 | 19.8 | 1,851 | 20.9 | 41 | 7.5 | 67 | 13.7 |
| Otherwise | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.