NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1974 › 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 | Total, all | 13,542 | 100 | 11,436 | 100 | 948 | 100 | 1,158 | 100 | 192 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | Certification issued, total | 8,984 | 66.3 | 8,037 | 70.3 | 445 | 46.9 | 502 | 43.4 | 108 | 56.2 |
| Consent election | Consent election | 1,314 | 9.6 | 1,136 | 9.9 | 80 | 8.4 | 98 | 8.5 | 26 | 13.5 |
| Stipulated election | Stipulated election | 6,070 | 44.5 | 5,445 | 47.6 | 272 | 28.7 | 303 | 26.2 | 50 | 26 |
| Expedited election | Expedited election | 30 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.6 |
| Regional director-directed election | Regional director-directed election | 1,559 | 11.5 | 1,395 | 12.2 | 92 | 9.7 | 97 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Board-directed election | Board-directed election | 61 | 0.5 | 51 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 |
| By withdrawal, total | By withdrawal, total | 3,423 | 25.3 | 2,680 | 23.5 | 344 | 30.3 | 390 | 33.7 | 70 | 36.5 |
| By dismissal | By dismissal | 1,135 | 8.4 | 719 | 6.2 | 159 | 16.8 | 266 | 22.9 | 14 | 7.3 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.