NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1971 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All R cases — Number | All R cases — Percent of cases closed | RC cases — Number | RC cases — Percent of cases closed | RM cases — Number | RM cases — Percent of cases closed | RD cases — Number | RD cases — Percent of cases closed | UD cases — Number | UD cases — Percent of cases closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 12,896 | 100 | 10,912 | 100 | 1,077 | 100 | 907 | 100 | 163 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 6,024 | 46.7 | 4,734 | 43.4 | 709 | 65.8 | 581 | 64 | 124 | 76.1 |
| After issuance of notice before close of hearing | 4,538 | 35.2 | 4,064 | 37.2 | 250 | 23.2 | 222 | 24.5 | 3 | 1.8 |
| After hearing closed before issuance of decision | 137 | 1.1 | 122 | 1.1 | 8 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| After issuance of regional director's decision | 2,006 | 15.5 | 1,822 | 16.7 | 94 | 8.7 | 70 | 9.9 | 36 | 22.1 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 193 | 1.5 | 170 | 1.6 | 16 | 1.4 | 7 | 1.5 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.