NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1979 › Objections filed in representation cases closed
| Total — Number | Total — Percent by type | By employer — Number | By employer — Percent by type | By union — Number | By union — Percent by type | By both parties — Number | By both parties — Percent by type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 990 | 100 | 415 | 41.9 | 551 | 55.7 | 24 | 2.4 |
| By type of case | ||||||||
| RC cases | 902 | 100 | 394 | 43.7 | 491 | 54.4 | 17 | 1.9 |
| RM cases | 24 | 100 | 4 | 16.7 | 17 | 70.8 | 3 | 12.5 |
| RD cases | 64 | 100 | 17 | 26.6 | 43 | 67.1 | 4 | 6.3 |
| By type of election | ||||||||
| Consent elections | 28 | 100 | 8 | 28.6 | 17 | 60.7 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Stipulated elections | 696 | 100 | 286 | 41.1 | 394 | 56.6 | 16 | 2.3 |
| Expedited elections | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 256 | 100 | 115 | 44.9 | 136 | 53.1 | 5 | 2 |
| Board-directed elections | 7 | 100 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.