NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1974 › Formal actions taken in unfair labor practice cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | Formal actions taken by type of case | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | CA | CB | CC | CD | CE | CP | CA combined with CB | CA combined with representation cases | Other C combinations | ||
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | CA | CB | CC | Jurisdictional disputes | Unfair labor practices | CE | CP | CA combined with CB | CA combined with representation cases | Other C combinations | |
| 10(k) notices of hearings issued | 10(k) notices of hearings issued | 123 | 55 | 55 | |||||||||
| Complaints issued | Complaints issued | 3,708 | 2,869 | 2,180 | 271 | 156 | 15 | 2 | 92 | 114 | 47 | ||
| Backpay specifications issued | Backpay specifications issued | 86 | 60 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Hearings completed, total | Hearings completed, total | 1,715 | 1,734 | 881 | 126 | 49 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 74 | 13 |
| Initial ULP hearings | Initial ULP hearings | 1,616 | 1,172 | 824 | 113 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 88 | 13 |
| Backpay hearings | Backpay hearings | 47 | 52 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Other hearings | Other hearings | 52 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Decisions by administrative law judges, total | Decisions by administrative law judges, total | 1,519 | 1,070 | 773 | 124 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 71 | 13 | ||
| Initial ULP decisions | Initial ULP decisions | 1,397 | 990 | 726 | 109 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 68 | 12 | ||
| Backpay decisions | Backpay decisions | 80 | 43 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Supplemental decisions | Supplemental decisions | 43 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Decisions and orders by the Board, total | Decisions and orders by the Board, total | 1,900 | 1,387 | 954 | 159 | 61 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 67 | 30 |
| Upon consent of parties | Upon consent of parties | 210 | 147 | ||||||||||
| Initial decisions | Initial decisions | ||||||||||||
| Backpay decisions | Backpay decisions | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed) | Adopting administrative law judge's decision (no exceptions filed) | 354 | 265 | 224 | 32 | 9 | |||||||
| Initial ULP decisions | Initial ULP decisions | ||||||||||||
| Backpay decisions | Backpay decisions | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Contested | Contested | ||||||||||||
| Initial ULP decisions | Initial ULP decisions | 1,155 | 837 | 576 | 88 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 44 | 19 |
| Decisions based on stipulated record | Decisions based on stipulated record | ||||||||||||
| Backpay decisions | Backpay decisions | 85 | 57 | 42 | 7 | 1 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.