NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All R cases | All R cases | RC cases | RC cases | RM cases | RM cases | RD cases | RD cases | UD cases | UD cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | Number of cases closed | Percent of cases closed | |
| Total number of cases closed | 3,466 | 100 | 2,886 | 100 | 219 | 100 | 361 | 100 | 61 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 1,250 | 36.1 | 921 | 31.9 | 133 | 60.7 | 196 | 54.2 | 36 | 59 |
| After issuance of notice before close of hearing | 1,622 | 46.9 | 1,436 | 49.7 | 63 | 28.8 | 123 | 34.1 | 7 | 11.5 |
| After hearing closed before issuance of decision | 26 | 0.8 | 23 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| After issuance of regional director's decision | 549 | 15.8 | 487 | 16.9 | 22 | 10 | 40 | 11.1 | 18 | 29.5 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 19 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.