NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1972 › Representation and union deauthorization cases closed, by stage of disposition
| Stage of disposition | All R: Number of cases closed | All R: Percent of cases closed | RC: Number of cases closed | RC: Percent of cases closed | RM: Number of cases closed | RM: Percent of cases closed | RD: Number of cases closed | RD: Percent of cases closed | UD: Number of cases closed | UD: Percent of cases closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 13,438 | 100 | 11,359 | 100 | 1,024 | 100 | 1,055 | 100 | 180 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 5,814 | 43.3 | 4,529 | 39.8 | 660 | 64.5 | 625 | 59.2 | 121 | 67.2 |
| After issuance of notice before opening of hearing | 5,287 | 38.9 | 4,713 | 41.5 | 253 | 22.7 | 291 | 27.6 | 3 | 1.7 |
| After hearing closed before issuance of decision | 169 | 1.2 | 135 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.1 |
| After issuance of regional director's decision | 2,052 | 15.3 | 1,827 | 16.1 | 112 | 10.9 | 113 | 10.7 | 54 | 30 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 176 | 1.3 | 155 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.7 | 14 | 1.3 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.