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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD |
| Hearings completed, total | 2,694 | 2,460 | 2,217 | 107 | 136 | 6 |
| Initial hearings | 2,357 | 2,143 | 1,919 | 98 | 126 | 4 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 337 | 317 | 298 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,551 | 2,347 | 2,105 | 98 | 144 | 7 |
| By regional directors | 2,282 | 2,113 | 1,894 | 84 | 135 | 6 |
| Elections directed | 1,997 | 1,845 | 1,667 | 67 | 111 | 6 |
| Dismissals on record | 285 | 268 | 227 | 17 | 24 | 0 |
| By Board | 269 | 234 | 211 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Transferred by regional directors for initial decision | 147 | 122 | 108 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 107 | 91 | 82 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 40 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Review of regional directors' decisions: Requests for review received | 652 | 588 | 528 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on requests ruled upon, total | 599 | 536 | 481 | 29 | 26 | 2 |
| Granted | 101 | 95 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Denied | 494 | 437 | 395 | 24 | 18 | 2 |
| Remanded | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 121 | 112 | 103 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Regional directors' decision: Affirmed | 50 | 45 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Modified | 35 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Reversed | 36 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Outcome: Election directed | 98 | 90 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Outcome: Dismissals on record | 23 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.