NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1970 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases
| 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 | 12,000 | 100 | 10,254 | 100 | 973 | 100 | 773 | 100 | 165 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 8,185 | 68.2 | 7,422 | 72.4 | 458 | 47.1 | 305 | 39.5 | 88 | 53.3 |
| After: Consent election | 2,183 | 18.2 | 1,937 | 18.9 | 111 | 11.4 | 105 | 13.6 | 9 | 5.5 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,411 | 11.8 | 1,257 | 12.1 | 78 | 8 | 70 | 9.1 | 6 | 3.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before close of hearing | 761 | 6.3 | 689 | 6.7 | 32 | 3.3 | 32 | 4.1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 11 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election | 4,297 | 35.8 | 4,044 | 39.4 | 222 | 22.9 | 130 | 16.8 | 9 | 5.5 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,804 | 15.1 | 1,720 | 16.8 | 57 | 5.9 | 20 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 2,474 | 20.6 | 2,343 | 22.9 | 66 | 6.7 | 60 | 8.5 | 5 | 3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 29 | 0.2 | 36 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.2 | ||
| Expedited election | 25 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Regional director-directed election | 1,489 | 12.4 | 1,330 | 12.9 | 63 | 6.4 | 44 | 5.7 | 52 | 31.5 |
| Board-directed election | 91 | 0.8 | 82 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| By withdrawal, total | 2,865 | 23.9 | 2,256 | 22 | 334 | 34.3 | 275 | 35.6 | 60 | 36.4 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,603 | 13.4 | 1,153 | 11.2 | 253 | 26 | 197 | 25.5 | 56 | 34 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,090 | 9.1 | 959 | 9.3 | 63 | 6.4 | 65 | 8.4 | 3 | 1.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 55 | 0.5 | 41 | 0.4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| After regional director's decision and direction of election | 103 | 0.9 | 84 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.6 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 14 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| By dismissal, total | 950 | 7.9 | 576 | 5.6 | 181 | 18.6 | 176 | 22.8 | 17 | 10.3 |
| Before notice of hearing | 503 | 4.2 | 240 | 2.4 | 120 | 12.3 | 143 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 180 | 1.5 | 120 | 1.2 | 32 | 3.3 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 10 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| By regional director's decision | 208 | 1.7 | 165 | 1.6 | 21 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.3 | 12 | 7.3 |
| By Board decision | 49 | 0.4 | 44 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.