NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1956 › Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8,070 | 100 | 7,093 | 100 | 602 | 100 | 375 | 100 |
| Consent election | 2,131 | 26.4 | 1,981 | 27.9 | 103 | 17.1 | 47 | 12.5 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,468 | 18.2 | 1,373 | 19.4 | 68 | 11.3 | 27 | 7.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 584 | 7.2 | 535 | 7.5 | 34 | 5.6 | 15 | 4 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 79 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Stipulated election | 1,757 | 21.8 | 1,634 | 23 | 97 | 16.1 | 26 | 7 |
| Before notice of hearing | 903 | 11.2 | 827 | 11.7 | 68 | 11.3 | 8 | 2.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 621 | 7.7 | 591 | 8.3 | 16 | 2.6 | 14 | 3.7 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 93 | 1.2 | 86 | 1.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| After postelection decision | 140 | 1.7 | 130 | 1.8 | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Withdrawn | 1,959 | 24.3 | 1,624 | 22.9 | 203 | 33.7 | 132 | 35.2 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,195 | 14.8 | 1,004 | 14.1 | 112 | 18.6 | 79 | 21.1 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 563 | 7 | 440 | 6.2 | 78 | 12.9 | 45 | 12 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 119 | 1.5 | 104 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.6 |
| After Board decision and direction of (election) | 82 | 1 | 76 | 1.1 | 4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Dismissed | 975 | 12.1 | 739 | 10.4 | 123 | 20.5 | 113 | 30.1 |
| Before notice of hearing | 596 | 7.4 | 458 | 6.4 | 71 | 11.8 | 67 | 17.9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 82 | 1 | 59 | 0.8 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2.9 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision | 24 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| By Board decision | 273 | 3.4 | 203 | 2.9 | 37 | 6.2 | 33 | 8.8 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,240 | 15.3 | 1,110 | 15.7 | 73 | 12.1 | 57 | 15.2 |
| Otherwise | 8 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.