NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1972 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| 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 | 13,438 | 100 | 11,359 | 100 | 1,024 | 100 | 1,055 | 100 | 180 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 9,081 | 67.6 | 8,116 | 71.4 | 506 | 49.4 | 459 | 43.5 | 95 | 52.8 |
| After: | ||||||||||
| Consent agreement | 1,892 | 14.1 | 1,684 | 14.8 | 78 | 7.6 | 109 | 10.3 | 21 | |
| Before notice of hearing, after hearing closed | 1,100 | 8.2 | 1,016 | 8.9 | 37 | 3.5 | 47 | 5.4 | 8 | 4.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 791 | 5.8 | 667 | 5.7 | 41 | 4 | 62 | 4.9 | 3 | 1.7 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stipulated election | 5,386 | 40.1 | 4,882 | 42.7 | 280 | 27.3 | 204 | 24.1 | 16 | 8.9 |
| Before notice of hearing, after hearing closed | 2,180 | 16.2 | 1,932 | 17 | 118 | 11.5 | 122 | 11.6 | 8 | 4.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 3,166 | 23.5 | 2,924 | 25.8 | 103 | 10.1 | 129 | 12.2 | 8 | 4.4 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 40 | 0.3 | 26 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Expedited election | 30 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Regional director-directed election | 1,643 | 12.2 | 1,476 | 13 | 82 | 8 | 129 | 12.2 | 56 | 31.1 |
| Board-directed election | 130 | 1 | 115 | 1 | 8 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.7 |
| By withdrawal, total | 3,358 | 25 | 2,630 | 23.2 | 359 | 35.1 | 369 | 35.1 | 65 | 36.1 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,970 | 13.9 | 1,335 | 11.7 | 262 | 25.6 | 273 | 23.9 | 53 | |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,227 | 9.1 | 1,077 | 9.5 | 73 | 7.1 | 75 | 7.6 | 2 | 1.1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 146 | 1.1 | 133 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| After decision and direction of election | 13 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | |
| By dismissal, total | 999 | 7.4 | 613 | 5.4 | 159 | 15.5 | 227 | 21.5 | 20 | 11.1 |
| Before notice of hearing | 565 | 4.2 | 277 | 2.4 | 115 | 11.2 | 173 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 113 | 0.8 | 58 | 0.5 | 25 | 2.4 | 29 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 86 | 0.6 | 63 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 | |
| By regional director's decision | 218 | 1.6 | 188 | 1.6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 15 | 8.3 |
| By Board decision | 35 | 0.3 | 30 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.