NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1959 › Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and 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 |
| Consent election | 2,392 | 27.1 | 2,112 | 28.5 | 208 | 24 | 72 | 12.9 |
| Before notice of hearing (Consent election) | 1,786 | 20.2 | 1,598 | 21.5 | 151 | 17.4 | 37 | 6.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Consent election) | 493 | 5.6 | 420 | 5.7 | 45 | 5.2 | 28 | 5 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Consent election) | 113 | 1.3 | 94 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Stipulated election | 1,813 | 20.5 | 1,644 | 22.2 | 124 | 14.2 | 45 | 8.1 |
| Before notice of hearing (Stipulated election) | 985 | 11.1 | 896 | 12.1 | 69 | 7.9 | 20 | 3.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Stipulated election) | 535 | 6.1 | 478 | 6.4 | 42 | 4.8 | 15 | 2.7 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Stipulated election) | 141 | 1.6 | 133 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.7 |
| After postelection decision (Stipulated election) | 152 | 1.7 | 137 | 1.9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Withdrawn | 2,213 | 25 | 1,737 | 23.4 | 294 | 33.9 | 182 | 32.7 |
| Before notice of hearing (Withdrawn) | 1,465 | 16.6 | 1,140 | 15.4 | 193 | 22.2 | 132 | 23.7 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Withdrawn) | 515 | 5.8 | 400 | 5.4 | 78 | 9 | 37 | 6.6 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Withdrawn) | 136 | 1.5 | 109 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.9 | 11 | 2 |
| After Board decision and direction of election (Withdrawn) | 97 | 1.1 | 88 | 1.2 | 7 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Dismissed | 900 | 10.2 | 617 | 8.3 | 132 | 15.2 | 151 | 27.1 |
| Before notice of hearing (Dismissed) | 563 | 6.4 | 393 | 5.3 | 68 | 7.8 | 102 | 18.3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Dismissed) | 53 | 0.6 | 24 | 0.3 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2.2 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Dismissed) | 24 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.7 |
| By Board decision (Dismissed) | 260 | 2.9 | 185 | 2.5 | 42 | 4.8 | 33 | 5.9 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,522 | 17.2 | 1,305 | 17.6 | 110 | 12.7 | 107 | 19.2 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.