NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1959 › Total cases received, closed, and pending — by identification of complainant or petitioner
Total cases received, closed, and pending — by identification of complainant or petitioner
| Number of cases | Number of cases | Number of cases | Number of cases | Number of cases | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Identification of complainant as petitioner | Identification of complainant as petitioner | Identification of complainant as petitioner | Identification of complainant as petitioner | |
| Total | AFL-CIO affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | Individuals | Employers | |
| All cases 1 | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1958 | 6,385 | 2,093 | 752 | 2,824 | 716 |
| Received fiscal 1959 | 21,633 | 7,936 | 3,806 | 7,769 | 2,122 |
| On docket fiscal 1959 | 28,018 | 10,029 | 4,558 | 10,593 | 2,838 |
| Closed fiscal 1959 | 20,355 | 7,539 | 3,363 | 7,547 | 1,906 |
| Pending June 30, 1959 | 7,663 | 2,490 | 1,195 | 3,046 | 932 |
| Unfair labor practice cases | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1958 | 4,651 | 1,080 | 330 | 2,698 | 543 |
| Received fiscal 1959 | 12,239 | 2,677 | 1,111 | 7,176 | 1,275 |
| On docket fiscal 1959 | 16,890 | 3,757 | 1,441 | 9,874 | 1,818 |
| Closed fiscal 1959 | 11,465 | 2,528 | 963 | 6,936 | 1,038 |
| Pending June 30, 1959 | 5,425 | 1,229 | 478 | 2,938 | 780 |
| Representation cases | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1958 | 1,723 | 1,013 | 422 | 115 | 173 |
| Received fiscal 1959 | 9,347 | 5,259 | 2,694 | 547 | 847 |
| On docket fiscal 1959 | 11,070 | 6,272 | 3,116 | 662 | 1,020 |
| Closed fiscal 1959 | 8,840 | 5,011 | 2,399 | 562 | 868 |
| Pending June 30, 1959 | 2,230 | 1,261 | 717 | 100 | 152 |
| Union shop deauthorization cases | |||||
| Pending July 1, 1958 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Received fiscal 1959 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| On docket fiscal 1959 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| Closed fiscal 1959 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Pending June 30, 1959 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.