NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1958 › Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases — Number of cases | All R cases — Percent of cases closed | RC cases — Number of cases | RC cases — Percent of cases closed | RM cases — Number of cases | RM cases — Percent of cases closed | RD cases — Number of cases | RD cases — Percent of cases closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 7,403 | 100 | 6,352 | 100 | 599 | 100 | 452 | 100 |
| Consent election | 1,772 | 23.9 | 1,607 | 25.3 | 103 | 17.2 | 62 | 13.7 |
| Consent election — Before notice of hearing | 1,305 | 17.6 | 1,189 | 18.7 | 79 | 13.2 | 37 | 8.2 |
| Consent election — After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 357 | 4.8 | 323 | 5.1 | 20 | 3.3 | 14 | 3.1 |
| Consent election — After hearing opened, before Board decision | 110 | 1.5 | 95 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.7 | 11 | 2.4 |
| Stipulated election | 1,488 | 20.1 | 1,390 | 21.9 | 68 | 11.3 | 30 | 6.6 |
| Stipulated election — Before notice of hearing | 852 | 11.5 | 802 | 12.6 | 35 | 5.8 | 15 | 3.3 |
| Stipulated election — After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 410 | 5.5 | 378 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 10 | 2.2 |
| Stipulated election — After hearing opened, before Board decision | 110 | 1.5 | 101 | 1.6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Stipulated election — After postelection decision | 116 | 1.6 | 109 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Withdrawn | 1,921 | 25.9 | 1,547 | 24.3 | 201 | 33.6 | 173 | 38.3 |
| Withdrawn — Before notice of hearing | 1,192 | 16.1 | 941 | 14.8 | 130 | 21.7 | 121 | 26.8 |
| Withdrawn — After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 480 | 6.5 | 393 | 6.2 | 47 | 7.9 | 40 | 8.9 |
| Withdrawn — After hearing opened, before Board decision | 131 | 1.7 | 103 | 1.6 | 17 | 2.8 | 11 | 2.4 |
| Withdrawn — After Board decision and direction of election | 118 | 1.6 | 110 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dismissed | 915 | 12.4 | 659 | 10.4 | 136 | 22.7 | 120 | 26.6 |
| Dismissed — Before notice of hearing | 559 | 7.6 | 399 | 6.3 | 79 | 13.2 | 81 | 17.9 |
| Dismissed — After notice of hearing, before hearing opened | 71 | 1 | 43 | 0.7 | 20 | 3.3 | 8 | 1.8 |
| Dismissed — By Board decision | 261 | 3.5 | 199 | 3.1 | 33 | 5.5 | 29 | 6.4 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,307 | 17.7 | 1,149 | 18.1 | 91 | 15.2 | 67 | 14.8 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.