NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1974 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All C cases Number | All C cases Percent of total closed by method | CA cases Number | CA cases Percent of total closed | CB cases Number | CB cases Percent of total closed | CC cases Number | CC cases Percent of total closed | CD cases Number | CD cases Percent of total closed | CE cases Number | CE cases Percent of total closed | CP cases Number | CP cases Percent of total closed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | Total number of cases closed | 27,016 | 100 | 17,397 | 100 | 6,653 | 100 | 1,994 | 100 | 622 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 520 | 100 |
| Agreement of the parties | Agreement of the parties | 6,646 | 24.6 | 4,327 | 25 | 1,250 | 19.2 | 887 | 44.5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18.8 | 163 | 31 |
| Informal settlement | Informal settlement | 6,331 | 23.5 | 4,183 | 24.2 | 1,138 | 18.2 | 820 | 41.1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 17.8 | 144 | 26.7 |
| Before issuance of complaint | Before issuance of complaint | 4,576 | 16.9 | 2,982 | 17.3 | 784 | 11.8 | 649 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11.1 | 121 | 22.3 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 1,636 | 6.1 | 1,088 | 6.3 | 335 | 5.4 | 163 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.7 | 23 | 4.4 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | 189 | 0.7 | 113 | 2.8 | 112 | 1.7 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement | Formal settlement | 285 | 1.1 | 144 | 0.8 | 108 | 1 | 67 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 19 | 4.3 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 237 | 0.9 | 133 | 0.8 | 60 | 0.9 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 11 | 2.1 |
| Stipulated decision Consent decree | Stipulated decision Consent decree | 58 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing opened | After hearing opened | 48 | 0.2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated decision Consent decree (after hearing opened) | Stipulated decision Consent decree (after hearing opened) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| Compliance with | Compliance with | 1,105 | 4.1 | 872 | 5.1 | 167 | 2.6 | 44 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.7 | 15 | 2.9 |
| Administrative law judge's decision | Administrative law judge's decision | 28 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Board decision | Board decision | 709 | 2.6 | 570 | 3.3 | 98 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.7 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.