NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1956 › Disposition of representation cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All R cases 1 | All R cases 1 | RC cases 1 | RC cases 1 | RM cases 1 | RM cases 1 | RD cases 1 | RD cases 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8,070 | 100 | 7,093 | 100 | 602 | 100 | 375 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 4,169 | 51.7 | 3,666 | 51.7 | 322 | 53.5 | 181 | 48.3 |
| After issuance of notice of hearing, before opening of hearing | 1,851 | 22.9 | 1,626 | 22.9 | 140 | 23.2 | 85 | 22.7 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of Board decision | 315 | 3.9 | 282 | 4 | 19 | 3.2 | 14 | 3.7 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 1,735 | 21.5 | 1,519 | 21.4 | 121 | 20.1 | 95 | 25.3 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.