NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1978 › Objections filed in representation cases closed
| Total | Total | By employer | By employer | By union | By union | By both parties | By both parties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent by type | Number | Percent by type | Number | Percent by type | Number | Percent by type | |
| All representation elections | 1,057 | 100 | 448 | 42.4 | 582 | 55 | 27 | 2.6 |
| By type of case | ||||||||
| RC cases | 954 | 100 | 416 | 43.6 | 516 | 54.1 | 22 | 2.3 |
| RM cases | 27 | 100 | 7 | 25.9 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 11.1 |
| RD cases | 76 | 100 | 25 | 32.9 | 49 | 64.5 | 2 | 2.6 |
| By type of election | ||||||||
| Consent elections | 24 | 100 | 7 | 29.2 | 16 | 66.6 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Stipulated elections | 751 | 100 | 320 | 42.6 | 416 | 55.4 | 15 | 2 |
| Expedited elections | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 260 | 100 | 115 | 44.2 | 134 | 51.5 | 11 | 4.3 |
| Board-directed elections | 22 | 100 | 6 | 27.3 | 16 | 72.9 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.