NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1973 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed | 14,059 | 100 0 | 11,970 | 100 0 | 971 | 100 | 1,118 | 100 | 202 | 100 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 5,645 | 40 2 | 4,358 | 36 4 | 630 | 64 9 | 657 | 68.8 | 133 | 65 8 |
| After issuance of notice before close of hearing | 5,918 | 42 1 | 5,371 | 44 9 | 237 | 24 4 | 310 | 27.7 | 6 | 3 |
| After hearing closed before issuance of decision | 150 | 1 0 | 132 | 1 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 7 | 0 | |
| After i ssuance of regional director's decision | 2,226 | 15.8 | 1,999 | 16.7 | 89 | 9 2 | 138 | 12 3 | 63 | 31.2 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 120 | 0 9 | 110 | 0 9 | 5 | 0 5 | 5 | 0 5 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.