NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1964 › Formal action taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Type of formal action taken | All R cases, total | All R cases, total | Number of formal actions taken by type of case | Number of formal actions taken by type of case | Number of formal actions taken by type of case | Number of formal actions taken by type of case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases in which formal actions taken | Number of formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD | |
| Initial hearings completed | 2,287 | 2,131 | 1,916 | 121 | 94 | 3 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,213 | 2,066 | 1,881 | 99 | 86 | 2 |
| Decisions issued — By regional director | 1,997 | 1,890 | 1,734 | 75 | 81 | 1 |
| By regional director — Elections directed | 1,807 | 1,733 | 1,596 | 65 | 72 | 1 |
| By regional director — Dismissals on record | 190 | 157 | 138 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| Decisions issued — By Board | 216 | 176 | 147 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| By Board — After transfer by regional director for initial decision | 162 | 127 | 104 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| By Board after transfer — Elections directed | 102 | 78 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| By Board after transfer — Dismissals on record | 60 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board — After review of regional director's decision | 54 | 49 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| After review — Elections directed | 46 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| After review — Dismissals on record | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total | 770 | 746 | 707 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| Decisions on objections — By regional director | 363 | 350 | 335 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Decisions on objections — By Board | 407 | 396 | 372 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| By Board — In stipulated elections | 365 | 363 | 341 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Stipulated — No exceptions to regional director's report | 216 | 214 | 198 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Stipulated — Exceptions to regional director's report | 149 | 149 | 143 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| By Board — In ordered elections (after transfer by regional director) | 26 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board — In ordered elections after review of regional director's supplemental decision | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.