NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Stage of disposition | All R cases Number of cases | All R cases Percent of cases closed | CR cases Number of cases | CR cases Percent of cases closed | RM cases Number of cases | RM cases Percent of cases closed | RD cases Number of cases | RD cases Percent of cases closed | UD cases Number of cases | UD cases Percent of cases closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 15,436 | 100 | 12,471 | 100 | 1,098 | 100 | 1,867 | 100 | 332 | 100 |
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 5,584 | 36.3 | 3,858 | 30.9 | 696 | 63.2 | 1,030 | 55.2 | 213 | 64.1 |
| After issuance of notice before close of hearing | 7,068 | 45.7 | 6,186 | 49.6 | 238 | 24.6 | 614 | 32.8 | 23 | 7.6 |
| After hearing closed before issuance of decision | 195 | 1.2 | 164 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.2 | 18 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.6 |
| After issuance of regional director's decision | 2,478 | 16.1 | 2,165 | 17.4 | 115 | 10.4 | 198 | 10.5 | 92 | 27.7 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 111 | 0.7 | 98 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.6 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.