NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1960 › Analysis of methods of disposition of representation cases closed
Analysis of 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 | 10,218 | 100 0 | 8,853 | 100 0 | 763 | 100 0 | 602 | 100 |
| Consent election | 2,834 | 27 7 | 2,584 | 29 2 | 158 | 20 7 | 92 | 15 3 |
| Before notice of hearing (Consent election) | 1,965 | 19 2 | 1,789 | 20 2 | 121 | 15 8 | 55 | 9 1 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Consent election) | 750 | 7 3 | 685 | 7 7 | 31 | 4 1 | 34 | 5.7 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Consent election) | 119 | 1 2 | 110 | 1 3 | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Stipulated election | 1,898 | 18 6 | 1,764 | 19 9 | 95 | 12 5 | 39 | 6 5 |
| Before notice of hearing (Stipulated election) | 890 | 8 7 | 821 | 9 3 | 55 | 7 2 | 14 | 2 3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Stipulated election) | 712 | 7 0 | 671 | 7 5 | 27 | 3.6 | 14 | 2.3 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Stipulated election) | 122 | 1 2 | 114 | 1 3 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| After postelection decision (Stipulated election) | 174 | 1 7 | 158 | 1 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 4 |
| Regional director-directed election | 35 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.1 | 20 | 2 6 | ||
| Before notice of hearing (Regional director-directed election) | 32 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.1 | 19 | 2 5 | ||
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Regional director-directed election) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
| Withdrawn | 2,478 | 24 3 | 2,024 | 22 9 | 261 | 34 2 | 193 | 32 0 |
| Before notice of hearing (Withdrawn) | 1,506 | 14 7 | 1,178 | 13 3 | 184 | 24 1 | 144 | 23 9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Withdrawn) | 660 | 6 5 | 567 | 6 4 | 58 | 7 6 | 35 | 5.8 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Withdrawn) | 160 | 1 6 | 139 | 1 6 | 10 | 1 3 | 11 | 1.8 |
| After Board decision and direction of election (Withdrawn) | 152 | 1 5 | 140 | 1 6 | 9 | 1 2 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Dismissed | 1,063 | 10 4 | 750 | 8 5 | 143 | 18 7 | 170 | 28 2 |
| Before notice of hearing (Dismissed) | 616 | 6 0 | 413 | 4 7 | 80 | 10 5 | 123 | 20 4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing opened (Dismissed) | 67 | 0.7 | 47 | 0.6 | 8 | 1 0 | 12 | 2 0 |
| After hearing opened, before Board decision (Dismissed) | 30 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 2 |
| By Board decision (Dismissed) | 350 | 3 4 | 275 | 3 1 | 47 | 6 0 | 28 | 4 6 |
| Board-ordered election | 1,910 | 18 7 | 1,716 | 19 4 | 86 | 11 3 | 108 | 18 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.