NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1957 › Total cases received, closed, and pending (complainant or petitioner identified)
Total cases received, closed, and pending (complainant or petitioner identified)
| Number of cases | Number of cases | Number of cases | Number of cases | Number of cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Identification of complainant or petitioner | Identification of complainant or petitioner | Identification of complainant or petitioner | Identification of complainant or petitioner | |
| Total | AFL-CIO affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | Individuals | Employers | |
| All cases 1 | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1956 | 3,768 | 2,130 | 186 | 998 | 454 |
| Received fiscal 1957 | 13,356 | 8,401 | 769 | 2,727 | 1,459 |
| On docket fiscal 1957 | 17,124 | 10,531 | 955 | 3,725 | 1,913 |
| Closed fiscal 1957 | 12,708 | 8,153 | 707 | 2,483 | 1,365 |
| Pending June 30, 1957 | 4,416 | 2,378 | 248 | 1,242 | 548 |
| Unfair labor practice cases | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1956 | 2,318 | 964 | 72 | 927 | 355 |
| Received fiscal 1957 | 5,506 | 2,233 | 170 | 2,299 | 804 |
| On docket fiscal 1957 | 7,824 | 3,197 | 242 | 3,226 | 1,159 |
| Closed fiscal 1957 | 5,144 | 2,160 | 156 | 2,071 | 757 |
| Pending June 30, 1957 | 2,680 | 1,037 | 86 | 1,155 | 402 |
| Representation cases | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1956 | 1,444 | 1,166 | 114 | 65 | 99 |
| Received fiscal 1957 | 7,797 | 6,168 | 598 | 376 | 655 |
| On docket fiscal 1957 | 9,241 | 7,334 | 712 | 441 | 754 |
| Closed fiscal 1957 | 7,514 | 5,993 | 551 | 362 | 608 |
| Pending June 30, 1957 | 1,727 | 1,341 | 161 | 79 | 146 |
| Union-shop deauthorization cases | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1956 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Received fiscal 1957 | 53 | 1 | 52 | ||
| On docket fiscal 1957 | 59 | 1 | 58 | ||
| Closed fiscal 1957 | 50 | 0 | 50 | ||
| Pending June 30, 1957 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.