NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1963 › Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases Number | All R cases Percent | RC cases Number | RC cases Percent | RM cases Number | RM cases Percent | RD cases Number | RD cases Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 10,981 | 100 | 9,480 | 100 | 853 | 100 | 648 | 100 |
| Consent election | 3,450 | 31.4 | 3,132 | 33 | 202 | 23.7 | 116 | 17.9 |
| Consent — Before notice of hearing | 2,287 | 20.8 | 2,060 | 21.7 | 158 | 18.5 | 69 | 10.6 |
| Consent — After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,141 | 10.4 | 1,052 | 11.1 | 43 | 5.4 | 46 | 7.1 |
| Consent — After hearing closed, before decision | 22 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Stipulated elections | 1,964 | 17.9 | 1,844 | 19.4 | 82 | 9.6 | 38 | 5.9 |
| Stipulated — Before notice of hearing | 886 | 8.1 | 818 | 8.6 | 48 | 5.6 | 20 | 3.1 |
| Stipulated — After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 802 | 7.3 | 764 | 8.1 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1.9 |
| Stipulated — After hearing closed, before decision | 13 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Stipulated — After postelection decision | 263 | 2.4 | 250 | 2.6 | 8 | 0.9 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Expedited elections 8(b)(7)(C) | 29 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited — Before notice of hearing | 27 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited — After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn | 2,753 | 25 | 2,229 | 23.5 | 283 | 33.2 | 241 | 37.2 |
| Withdrawn — After hearing closed, before decision | 76 | 0.7 | 69 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Withdrawn — After regional director decision and direction of election | 136 | 1.2 | 127 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Withdrawn — After Board decision and direction of election | 19 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissed | 988 | 9 | 646 | 6.8 | 166 | 19.5 | 176 | 27.1 |
| Dismissed — Before notice of hearing | 570 | 5.2 | 338 | 3.6 | 103 | 12.1 | 129 | 19.9 |
| Dismissed — After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 97 | 0.9 | 61 | 0.6 | 16 | 1.9 | 20 | 3.1 |
| Dismissed — By regional director decision | 249 | 2.3 | 200 | 2.1 | 30 | 3.5 | 19 | 2.9 |
| Dismissed — By Board decision | 59 | 0.5 | 40 | 0.4 | 14 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Regional director-ordered election | 1,644 | 15 | 1,485 | 15.7 | 84 | 9.8 | 75 | 11.6 |
| Board-ordered election | 153 | 1.4 | 140 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.