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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearings completed, total | 2,479 | 2,291 | 1,994 | 82 | 215 | 10 |
| Hearings — Initial hearings | 2,183 | 1,995 | 1,726 | 74 | 195 | 8 |
| Hearings — Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 296 | 296 | 268 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,126 | 1,874 | 1,625 | 65 | 184 | 9 |
| By regional directors | 1,971 | 1,729 | 1,497 | 60 | 172 | 7 |
| By RD — Elections directed | 1,711 | 1,513 | 1,317 | 42 | 154 | 5 |
| By RD — Dismissals on record | 260 | 216 | 180 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| By Board | 155 | 145 | 128 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Board — Transferred by regional directors for initial decision | 57 | 53 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Board (transferred) — Elections directed | 42 | 38 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Board (transferred) — Dismissals on record | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Board — Review of regional directors' decisions: Requests for review received | 798 | 693 | 629 | 20 | 44 | 3 |
| Board (review) — Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board (review) — Board action on request ruled upon, total | 687 | 603 | 554 | 17 | 32 | 3 |
| Board (review action) — Granted | 101 | 96 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Board (review action) — Denied | 585 | 507 | 463 | 15 | 29 | 2 |
| Board (review action) — Remanded | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board (review) — Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board (review) — Board decision after review, total | 98 | 92 | 85 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Board (review decision) — Regional directors' decisions: Affirmed | 53 | 51 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Board (review decision) — Regional directors' decisions: Modified | 26 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Board (review decision) — Regional directors' decisions: Reversed | 19 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board (review decision) — Outcome: Election directed | 79 | 76 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Board (review decision) — Outcome: Dismissals on record | 19 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.