NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1971 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases — Number | All R cases — Percent | RC cases — Number | RC cases — Percent | RM cases — Number | RM cases — Percent | RD cases — Number | RD cases — Percent | UD cases — Number | UD cases — Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all | 12,896 | 100 | 10,912 | 100 | 1,077 | 100 | 907 | 100 | 163 | 100 |
| Certification issued — Total | 8,314 | 66 | 6,533 | 69.3 | 542 | 50.3 | 407 | 44.9 | 97 | 59.5 |
| After Consent election — Total | 1,953 | 16.1 | 1,710 | 15.7 | 117 | 10.9 | 128 | 13.9 | 29 | 17.5 |
| After Stipulated election — Total | 4,925 | 38.1 | 4,267 | 40 | 331 | 30.7 | 210 | 23.1 | 32 | 19.6 |
| After Expedited election — Total | 26 | 0.2 | 26 | |||||||
| After Regional director-directed election — Total | 1,527 | 11.8 | 1,306 | 12.6 | 88 | 8.2 | 87 | 9.6 | 36 | 22.1 |
| After Board-directed election — Total | 88 | 0.7 | 83 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| By withdrawal — Total | 3,233 | 25.1 | 2,655 | 23.9 | 348 | 32.2 | 211 | 23.3 | 19 | |
| By dismissal — Total | 1,149 | 8.9 | 742 | 6.8 | 159 | 17.5 | 218 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.