NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1974 › Disposition by stage of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All C cases Number | All C cases Percent | CA cases Number | CA cases Percent | CB cases Number | CB cases Percent | CC cases Number | CC cases Percent | CD cases Number | CD cases Percent | CE cases Number | CE cases Percent | CP cases Number | CP cases Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Before issuance of complaint | Before issuance of complaint | 23,150 | 85.8 | 14,626 | 84.5 | 5,733 | 88.5 | 1,676 | 84.1 | 605 | 97.3 | 67 | 74.5 | 452 | 86.9 |
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 2,140 | 7.9 | 1,389 | 8 | 456 | 7 | 229 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.8 | 34 | 6.5 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | 268 | 1 | 154 | 0.9 | 77 | 1.2 | 30 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.2 |
| After administrative law judge's decision, before issuance of Board decision | After administrative law judge's decision, before issuance of Board decision | 188 | 0.6 | 146 | 1 | 11 | 0.2 | 26 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board order adopting administrative law judge's decision in absence of exceptions | After Board order adopting administrative law judge's decision in absence of exceptions | 227 | 0.8 | 189 | 1.1 | 26 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| After Board decision, before circuit court decree | After Board decision, before circuit court decree | 734 | 2.7 | 602 | 3.5 | 70 | 1.1 | 37 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14.4 | 11 | 2.1 |
| After circuit court decree, before Supreme Court action | After circuit court decree, before Supreme Court action | 367 | 1.4 | 303 | 1.7 | 47 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| After Supreme Court action | After Supreme Court action | 38 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.