NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD | ||
| Hearings completed, total | 2,878 | 2,699 | 2,402 | 90 | 207 | 10 |
| Initial hearings | 2,505 | 2,344 | 2,067 | 83 | 194 | 6 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 373 | 355 | 335 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,545 | 2,409 | 2,135 | 79 | 195 | 10 |
| By regional directors | 2,342 | 2,222 | 1,961 | 75 | 186 | 9 |
| Elections directed | 2,020 | 1,922 | 1,700 | 58 | 164 | 6 |
| Dismissals on record | 322 | 300 | 261 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| By Board | 203 | 187 | 174 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Transferred by regional directors for initial decision | 90 | 79 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Elections directed | 61 | 54 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dismissals on record | 29 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Review of regional directors' decisions | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 721 | 676 | 625 | 9 | 42 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Board action on requests ruled upon, total | 651 | 609 | 565 | 29 | 15 | 2 |
| Granted | 84 | 77 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Denied | 562 | 528 | 491 | 29 | 8 | 2 |
| Remanded | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 113 | 108 | 102 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Regional directors' decision | ||||||
| Affirmed | 41 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Modified | 30 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reversed | 42 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed | 95 | 92 | 88 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 18 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.