NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1968 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD |
| Hearings completed, total | 2,469 | 2,167 | 1,980 | 97 | 90 | 0 |
| Initial hearings | 2,267 | 1,971 | 1,790 | 93 | 88 | 0 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 202 | 196 | 190 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,207 | 1,952 | 1,782 | 82 | 88 | 0 |
| By regional directors | 2,007 | 1,809 | 1,653 | 71 | 85 | 0 |
| Elections directed (by regional directors) | 1,794 | 1,614 | 1,483 | 58 | 73 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record (by regional directors) | 213 | 195 | 170 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| By Board | 200 | 143 | 129 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| After transfer by regional directors for initial decision | 166 | 112 | 98 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| Elections directed (after transfer) | 105 | 71 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record (after transfer) | 61 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| After review of regional directors' decisions | 34 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed (after review) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record (after review) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total | 933 | 917 | 852 | 53 | 12 | 10 |
| By regional directors (objections) | 416 | 412 | 385 | 19 | 8 | 10 |
| By Board (objections) | 517 | 505 | 467 | 34 | 4 | 0 |
| In stipulated elections | 478 | 467 | 432 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| No exceptions to regional directors' reports | 268 | 257 | 236 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Exceptions to regional directors' reports | 210 | 210 | 196 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by regional directors) | 25 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In directed elections after review of regional directors' supplemental decisions | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.