NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1978 › Types of unfair labor practices alleged
Types of unfair labor practices alleged
| Number of cases showing specific allegations | Percent of total cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Charges filed against employers under sec 8(a) | |||
| Subsections of sec 8(a) — Total cases | 27,036 | 100 | |
| 8(a)(1) | 3,019 | 14 | |
| A (sec 8(a)) | |||
| 8(a)(1) | 27,036 | 100 | |
| 8(a)(2) | 1,038 | 3.8 | |
| 8(a)(3) | 11,725 | 43.4 | |
| 8(a)(4) | 1,074 | 4 | |
| 8(a)(5) | 8,136 | 30.1 | |
| B. Charges filed against unions under sec 8(b) | |||
| Subsections of sec 8(b) — Total cases | 12,358 | 100 | |
| (sec 8(b)) — first lines | |||
| 8(b)(1) | 8,525 | 60 | |
| 8(b)(2) | 1,771 | 14.3 | |
| 8(b)(3) | 928 | 7.5 | |
| 8(b)(4) | 2,366 | 19.1 | |
| 8(b)(5) | 33 | 0.3 | |
| 8(b)(6) | 42 | 0.3 | |
| 8(b)(7) | 523 | 4.2 | |
| B1. Analysis of 8(b)(4) — Total cases 8(b)(4) | 2,366 | 100 | |
| B2. Analysis of 8(b)(7) — Total cases 8(b)(7) | 523 | 100 | |
| C. Charges filed under sec 8(e) — Total cases 8(e) | 179 | 100 | |
| Against unions alone | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Against employers alone | 128 | 71.5 | |
| Against unions and employers | 48 | 26.8 | |
| D. Charges filed under sec 8(g) — Total cases | 59 | 100 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.