NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1970 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage of disposition | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases | Percent of cases closed |
| Total number of cases closed | 12,000 | 100 | 10,254 | 100 | 973 | 100 | 773 | 100 | 165 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 5,426 | 45.2 | 4,297 | 41.9 | 663 | 68.1 | 466 | 60.3 | 93 | 56.4 |
| After issuance of notice before close of hearing | 4,341 | 36.2 | 3,955 | 38.6 | 183 | 18.8 | 203 | 26.3 | 6 | 3.6 |
| After hearing closed before issuance of regional director's decision | 114 | 1 | 90 | 0.9 | 17 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| After issuance of regional director's decision | 1,959 | 16.3 | 1,776 | 17.3 | 93 | 9.6 | 27 | 11.6 | 63 | 38.2 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 160 | 1.3 | 136 | 1.3 | 17 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.8 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.