NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1978 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled | Overruled | Sustained | Sustained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | |
| All representation elections | 1,057 | 201 | 856 | 693 | 80.95 | 163 | 19.4 |
| By type of case | |||||||
| RC cases | 954 | 187 | 767 | 618 | 80.5 | 149 | 19.4 |
| RM cases | 27 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 79.1 | 5 | 20.8 |
| RD cases | 76 | 11 | 65 | 56 | 86.1 | 9 | 13.8 |
| By type of election | |||||||
| Consent elections | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 18.1 |
| Stipulated elections | 751 | 144 | 607 | 490 | 80.7 | 117 | 19.2 |
| Expedited elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 260 | 43 | 217 | 186 | 85.7 | 31 | 14.2 |
| Board-directed elections | 22 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 38 | 13 | 61.9 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.