NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1954 › Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and stages of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method and stages 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 | 7,975 | 100 | 6,969 | 100 | 546 | 100 | 460 | 100 |
| Consent election | 2,422 | 30.3 | 2,247 | 32.2 | 117 | 21.5 | 58 | 12.6 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,376 | 17.2 | 1,278 | 18.3 | 75 | 13.8 | 23 | 5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 939 | 11.8 | 866 | 12.4 | 40 | 7.3 | 33 | 7.2 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 107 | 1.3 | 103 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Stipulated election | 1,071 | 13.4 | 984 | 14.1 | 63 | 11.5 | 24 | 5.2 |
| Before notice of hearing | 454 | 5.7 | 406 | 5.8 | 36 | 6.6 | 12 | 2.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 535 | 6.7 | 502 | 7.2 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 2.4 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 73 | 0.9 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| After post-election hearing and decision | 9 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Recognition | 104 | 1.3 | 87 | 1.2 | 17 | 3.1 | ||
| Before notice of hearing | 44 | 0.5 | 37 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.3 | ||
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 60 | 0.8 | 50 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.8 | ||
| Withdrawn | 2,023 | 25.3 | 1,694 | 24.3 | 174 | 31.9 | 155 | 33.7 |
| Before notice of hearing | 975 | 12.2 | 803 | 11.5 | 94 | 17.2 | 78 | 17 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 811 | 10.2 | 668 | 9.6 | 73 | 13.4 | 70 | 15.2 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 138 | 1.7 | 128 | 1.8 | 5 | 0.9 | 5 | 1.1 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 99 | 1.2 | 95 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Dismissed | 1,005 | 12.7 | 734 | 10.6 | 117 | 21.4 | 154 | 33.5 |
| Before notice of hearing | 443 | 5.6 | 275 | 4 | 69 | 12.6 | 99 | 21.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 152 | 1.9 | 115 | 1.7 | 20 | 3.7 | 17 | 3.7 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 28 | 0.4 | 16 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 6 | 1.3 |
| By Board decision | 382 | 4.8 | 328 | 4.7 | 22 | 4 | 32 | 7 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,347 | 16.9 | 1,221 | 17.5 | 58 | 10.6 | 68 | 14.8 |
| Otherwise | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 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.