NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1959 › Disposition of representation cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases 1 | RC cases 1 | RM cases 1 | RM cases 1 | RD cases 1 | RD cases 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8,840 | 100 | 7,415 | 100 | 868 | 100 | 557 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 4,884 | 55.2 | 4,105 | 55.4 | 487 | 56.1 | 292 | 52.4 |
| After issuance of notice of hearing, before opening of hearing | 1,649 | 18.7 | 1,368 | 18.4 | 185 | 21.3 | 96 | 17.2 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of Board decision | 427 | 4.8 | 363 | 4.9 | 37 | 4.3 | 27 | 4.9 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 1,880 | 21.3 | 1,579 | 21.3 | 159 | 18.3 | 142 | 25.5 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.