NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization (UD) cases
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization (UD) cases
| Method and 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 | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total, all | 3,466 | 100 | 2,886 | 100 | 219 | 100 | 361 | 100 | 61 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 2,312 | 66.7 | 2,033 | 70.4 | 100 | 47 | 178 | 48.8 | 34 | 55.8 |
| After: Consent election | 240 | 6.9 | 206 | 7.1 | 10 | 4.6 | 24 | 6.6 | 4 | 6.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 120 | 3.5 | 105 | 3.6 | 9 | 4.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stipulated election | 1,509 | 45.2 | 1,412 | 48.9 | 66 | 30.1 | 121 | 33.5 | 7 | 11.5 |
| Before notice of hearing | 558 | 16.1 | 479 | 16.4 | 35 | 16 | 51 | 14.1 | 4 | 6.6 |
| After notice of hearing | 1,032 | 29.8 | 931 | 32.2 | 31 | 14.1 | 70 | 19.4 | 0 | |
| Expedited election | 12 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Regional director directed election | 537 | 15.5 | 412 | 14.3 | 10 | 2.3 | 33 | 9.1 | 23 | 37.7 |
| Board directed election | 14 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| By withdrawal, total | 917 | 26.5 | 712 | 24.7 | 81 | 37 | 124 | 34.3 | 21 | 34.4 |
| Before notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 423 | 12.2 | 283 | 9.8 | 57 | 26 | 83 | 22.9 | 20 | 32.8 |
| After notice of hearing | 441 | 12.7 | 383 | 13.3 | 21 | 9.6 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1.6 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 11 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| After issuance of decision and direction of election | 42 | 1.2 | 38 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |||
| By dismissal, total | 237 | 6.8 | 141 | 4.9 | 38 | 16 | 59 | 16.3 | 6 | 9.8 |
| Before notice of hearing | 131 | 3.7 | 100 | 2.1 | 25 | 11.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 37 | 1.1 | 23 | 0.8 | 5 | 2.3 | 8 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.6 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 5 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | ||
| By regional director's decision | 52 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.6 | 8 | 3.7 | 27 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| By Board decision | 12 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.9 | 2 | 3.3 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.