NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1980 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| All R cases — Number | All R cases — Percent | RC cases — Number | RC cases — Percent | RM cases — Number | RM cases — Percent | RD cases — Number | RD cases — Percent | UD cases — Number | UD cases — Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all | 12,618 | 100 | 10,000 | 100 | 827 | 100 | 1,791 | 100 | 323 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 8,223 | 65.1 | 6,979 | 69.8 | 335 | 40.5 | 909 | 50.8 | 152 | 47.1 |
| Consent — total | 371 | 2.9 | 296 | 3 | 16 | 1.9 | 57 | 3.2 | 16 | 5 |
| Consent — Before notice of hearing | 170 | 1.3 | 130 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.1 | 31 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Consent — After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 201 | 1.6 | 166 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 26 | 1.5 | 13 | 4 |
| Stipulated election — total | 6,232 | 49.4 | 5,294 | 52.9 | 230 | 27.8 | 708 | 39.5 | 50 | 15.5 |
| Stipulated — Before notice of hearing | 1,544 | 12.2 | 1,194 | 11.9 | 91 | 11 | 259 | 14.4 | 43 | 13.3 |
| Stipulated — After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 4,669 | 37 | 4,082 | 40.8 | 139 | 16.8 | 448 | 25 | 7 | 2.2 |
| Stipulated — After hearing closed, before decision | 19 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election — Regional director directed | 38 | 0.3 | 34 | 0.3 | 4 | |||||
| Expedited election — Board directed (Regional Director's decision) | 1,584 | 12.2 | 1,345 | 13.5 | 89 | 10.8 | 141 | 7.9 | 86 | 26.3 |
| By withdrawal, total | 3,278 | 26 | 2,441 | 24.4 | 300 | 36.3 | 537 | 30 | 133 | 41.2 |
| By dismissal, total | 1,117 | 8.9 | 580 | 5.8 | 192 | 23.2 | 345 | 19.3 | 38 | 11.7 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.