NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1977 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases Number | All R cases Percent | RC cases Number | RC cases Percent | RM cases Number | RM cases Percent | RD cases Number | RD cases Percent | UD cases Number | UD cases Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all | 15,436 | 100 | 12,471 | 100 | 1,098 | 100 | 1,867 | 100 | 332 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 9,960 | 64.5 | 8,651 | 69.4 | 415 | 37.8 | 894 | 47.9 | 161 | 48.5 |
| After consent election | 919 | 6 | 761 | 6.1 | 44 | 4 | 114 | 6.1 | 31 | 9.3 |
| Stipulated election | 7,197 | 46.5 | 6,273 | 50.3 | 284 | 25.9 | 640 | 34.3 | 42 | 12.7 |
| Expedited election | 25 | 0.2 | 1 | 20 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.2 | |||
| Regional director directed election | 1,758 | 11.4 | 1,554 | 12.5 | 58 | 5.5 | 139 | 7.4 | 33 | 9.9 |
| By withdrawal, total | 4,120 | 26.7 | 3,054 | 24.5 | 443 | 29.4 | 633 | 33.9 | 129 | 38.9 |
| Withdrawal sub-stages (catch-all) | ||||||||||
| By dismissal, total | 1,356 | 8.8 | 766 | 6.1 | 250 | 22.8 | 340 | 18.2 | 42 | 12.6 |
| Dismissal sub-stages (catch-all) |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.