NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1969 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases | UD cases | UD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method and stage of disposition | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Total, all | 12,116 | 100 | 10,292 | 100 | 1,058 | 100 | 766 | 100 | 171 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 8,202 | 67.7 | 7,387 | 71.8 | 535 | 50.6 | 189 | 24.7 | 91 | 53.5 |
| After consent election | 2,289 | 18.9 | 2,042 | 19.8 | 152 | 14.4 | 95 | 12.4 | 19 | 11.2 |
| Consent election stage | ||||||||||
| Stipulated election | 4,241 | 35.2 | 3,857 | 37.5 | 273 | 20.4 | 125 | 16.3 | 19 | 11.2 |
| Stipulated election stage | ||||||||||
| Expedited election | 39 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.1 | 27 | 2.6 | 0 | |||
| Regional director-directed election | 1,528 | 12.6 | 1,399 | 13.5 | 29 | 2.6 | 47 | 6.1 | 53 | 54.7 |
| Board-directed election | 85 | 0.7 | 77 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| By withdrawal, total | 2,906 | 24 | 2,295 | 22.2 | 346 | 32.7 | 275 | 35.9 | 62 | 36.5 |
| Withdrawal stage | ||||||||||
| By dismissal, total | 1,005 | 8.3 | 620 | 6 | 177 | 16.7 | 211 | 27.5 | 17 | 10 |
| Dismissal stage |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.