NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1973 › Objections filed in representation cases closed, by party filing
| Category | Total — Number | Total — Percent by type | By employer — Number | By employer — Percent by type | By union — Number | By union — Percent by type | By both parties — Number | By both parties — Percent by type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 1,138 | 100 | 422 | 37.1 | 687 | 60.4 | 29 | 2.5 |
| By type of case — RC cases | 1,050 | 100 | 400 | 38.1 | 626 | 59.6 | 24 | 2.3 |
| By type of case — RM cases | 49 | 100 | 15 | 30.6 | 32 | 65.3 | 2 | 4.1 |
| By type of case — RD cases | 39 | 100 | 7 | 17.9 | 29 | 74.4 | 3 | 7.7 |
| By type of election — Consent elections | 106 | 100 | 41 | 38.7 | 62 | 58.5 | 3 | 2.8 |
| By type of election — Stipulated elections | 712 | 100 | 260 | 36.5 | 440 | 61.8 | 12 | 1.7 |
| By type of election — Expedited elections | 7 | 100 | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 14.3 |
| By type of election — Regional director-directed elections | 301 | 100 | 116 | 38.5 | 172 | 57.2 | 13 | 4.3 |
| By type of election — Board-directed elections | 12 | 100 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.