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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 2,292 | 2,164 | 1,914 | 70 | 180 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings Hearings on objections and/or challenges _ | 2,039 253 | 1,912 252 | 1,683 231 | 60 10 | 169 11 | 7 1 |
| Decisions issued, total | 1,992 | 1,779 | 1,570 | 51 | 158 | 4 |
| By regional directors | 1,815 | 1,632 | 1,429 | 48 | 155 | 4 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 1,606 209 | 1,446 186 | 1,270 159 | 40 8 | 136 19 | 1 3 |
| By Board | 177 | 147 | 141 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Transferred by regional directors for initial decision | 57 | 47 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 43 14 | 42 5 | 40 5 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Review of regional directors' decisions Requests for review received | 630 | 556 | 501 | 17 | 38 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 548 | 479 | 434 | 13 | 32 | 1 |
| Granted | 68 474 | 55 420 | 48 383 | 1 11 | 6 26 | 0 1 |
| Denied Remanded | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, be- fore Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total _ | 120 | 100 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| decision Affirmed | 50 34 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified Reversed Outcome | 36 83 | 24 36 | 24 32 | 0 2 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Election directed Dismissals on record | 37 | 78 22 | 76 20 | 1 1 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.