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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearings completed, total | 2,467 | 2,247 | 2,045 | 92 | 110 | 9 |
| Initial hearings | 2,228 | 2,011 | 1,830 | 76 | 105 | 7 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 239 | 236 | 215 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,093 | 1,932 | 1,760 | 73 | 99 | 7 |
| By regional directors | 1,910 | 1,795 | 1,639 | 65 | 91 | 7 |
| Elections directed (by regional directors) | 1,696 | 1,593 | 1,458 | 56 | 79 | 5 |
| Dismissals on record (by regional directors) | 214 | 202 | 181 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| By Board | 183 | 137 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| After transfer by regional directors for initial decision | 150 | 110 | 96 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Elections directed (after transfer) | 106 | 73 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record (after transfer) | 44 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| After review of regional directors' decision | 33 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elections directed (after review) | 24 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record (after review) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total | 1,011 | 995 | 937 | 39 | 19 | 9 |
| By regional directors (objections/challenges) | 312 | 300 | 283 | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| By Board (objections/challenges) | 699 | 695 | 654 | 26 | 15 | 1 |
| In stipulated elections | 647 | 645 | 606 | 26 | 13 | 1 |
| No exceptions to regional directors' reports | 400 | 400 | 372 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Exceptions to regional directors' reports | 247 | 245 | 234 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by regional directors) | 45 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| In directed elections after review of regional directors' supplemental decisions | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.