NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1973 › 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 — 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 | 14,059 | 100 | 11,970 | 100 | 971 | 100 | 1,118 | 100 | 202 | 100 |
| Certification election, total | 9,493 | 67.5 | 8,556 | 71.5 | 477 | 49.2 | 460 | 41.1 | 109 | 54 |
| After: Consent election | 1,551 | 11 | 1,360 | 11.4 | 94 | 9.7 | 97 | 8.7 | 32 | 15.9 |
| Before notice of hearing (Consent) | 932 | 6.6 | 794 | 6.7 | 77 | 7.9 | 61 | 5.5 | 30 | 15 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed (Consent) | 616 | 4.4 | 563 | 4.7 | 17 | 1.8 | 36 | 3.2 | 2 | 0.9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision (Consent) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election | 6,145 | 43.7 | 5,582 | 46.6 | 289 | 29.8 | 274 | 24.5 | 15 | 7.4 |
| Before notice of hearing (Stipulated) | 2,378 | 16.9 | 2,072 | 17.3 | 170 | 17.5 | 136 | 12.2 | 14 | 6.9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed (Stipulated) | 3,729 | 26.5 | 3,478 | 29.1 | 118 | 12.2 | 133 | 11.9 | 1 | 0.5 |
| After hearing closed, before decision (Stipulated) | 38 | 0.3 | 32 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election | 30 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 26 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed election | 1,696 | 12.1 | 1,544 | 12.9 | 65 | 6.7 | 25 | 2.2 | 62 | 30.7 |
| Board-directed election | 72 | 0.5 | 70 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| By withdrawal, total | 3,375 | 24 | 2,628 | 22 | 348 | 35.8 | 399 | 35.7 | 72 | 35.6 |
| Before notice of hearing (Withdrawal) | 1,680 | 11.9 | 1,152 | 9.6 | 250 | 25.7 | 278 | 24.9 | 70 | 34.7 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed (Withdrawal) | 1,429 | 10.2 | 1,246 | 10.4 | 85 | 8.9 | 97 | 8.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| After hearing closed, before decision (Withdrawal) | 63 | 0.4 | 45 | 0.4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| After regional director's decision and direction of election (Withdrawal) | 192 | 1.4 | 164 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.3 | 16 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 |
| After Board decision and direction of election (Withdrawal) | 11 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total | 1,191 | 8.5 | 786 | 6.5 | 146 | 15 | 259 | 23.2 | 21 | 10.4 |
| Before notice of hearing (Dismissal) | 630 | 4.5 | 387 | 3.2 | 112 | 11.5 | 182 | 16.3 | 19 | 9.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed (Dismissal) | 143 | 1 | 100 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.1 | 30 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision (Dismissal) | 42 | 0.3 | 41 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By regional director's decision (Dismissal) | 339 | 2.4 | 224 | 1.9 | 21 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision (Dismissal) | 37 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.