NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1972 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 2,722 | 2,526 | 2,269 | 104 | 153 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtial hearings leanngs on objections and/or challenges | 2,472 250 | 2,287 239 | 2,054 215 | 91 13 | 142 11 | 3 1 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,404 | 2,220 | 1,998 | 96 | 126 | 3 |
| 3y regional directors | 2,169 | 2,054 | 1,810 | 90 | 114 | 3 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 1,919 210 | 1,854 200 | 1,672 178 | 80 10 | 102 12 | 2 1 |
| 3y Board | 235 | 166 | 148 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| After transfer by regional directors for hutial decision_ | 190 | 126 | 112 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 143 47 | 84 42 | 76 36 | 1 3 | 7 3 | 0 0 |
| After review of regional directors' decision | 45 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 38 7 | 35 6 | 32 4 | 1 1 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total _ .._ | 1,170 | 1,141 | 1,048 | 56 | 37 | 6 |
| 3y regional directors 3y Board | 355 815 | 349 792 | 313 735 | 21 35 | 15 22 | 5 1 |
| In stipulated elections | 762 | 740 | 687 | 32 | 21 | 1 |
| No exceptions to regional directors' reports_ Exceptions to regional directors' reports | 549 213 | 528 212 | 484 203 | 25 7 | 19 2 | 0 |
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| In directed elections (after transfer by regional directors) In directed elections after review of regional direc- | 36 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| tors' supplemental decisions | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.