NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Ieanngs completed, total | 288 | 276 | 246 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings | 202 | 194 | 169 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Heanngs on objections and/or challenges | 86 | 82 | 77 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| )ecislons issued, total_ | 607 | 570 | 501 | 21 | 48 | 4 _ |
| BY regional directors | 576 | 543 | 477 | 20 | 46 | 4 |
| Elections directed | 514 | 487 | 428 | 17 | 42 | 3 |
| Dismissals on record_ | 62 | 56 | 49 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| By Board | 31 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Transferred by regional directors for initial decision | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 3 | 3 | --0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Review of regional directors' decisions Requests foi review received | 167 | 152 | 144 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon_ _ _ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total_ | 151 | 142 | 134 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Granted | 18 | 18 | 17 | i | o | 0 |
| Denied | 131 | 122 | 116 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Remanded | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decison after review, total | 15 | 14 | 12 6 | 0 0 | 2 | 0 0 |
| Regional directors' decision Affirmed Reversed | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Modified | 7 2 | 6 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 0 0 | 0 | |||||
| Outcome Election directed | 12 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dismissals on | 0 | 0 | ||||
| iecord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.