NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1980 › Formal actions taken in unfair labor practice cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | Formal actions taken by type of case — CA | Formal actions taken by type of case — CB | Formal actions taken by type of case — CC | Formal actions taken by type of case — CD — Jurisdictional disputes | Formal actions taken by type of case — CD — Unfair labor practices | Formal actions taken by type of case — CE | Formal actions taken by type of case — CG | Formal actions taken by type of case — CP | Formal actions taken by type of case — CA combined with CB | Formal actions taken by type of case — C combined with representation cases | Formal actions taken by type of case — Other C combinations |
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| 10(k) notices of hearings issued | 81 | 71 | 71 | ||||||||||
| Complaints issued | 6,388 | 5,413 | 4,496 | 424 | 182 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 112 | 80 | ||
| Backpay specifications issued | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hearings completed, total | 1,640 | 1,209 | 970 | 94 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 37 | |
| Initial ULP hearings | 1,593 | 1,179 | 943 | 93 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 36 | |
| Backpay hearings | 39 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other hearings | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Decisions by administrative law judges, total | 1,784 | 1,189 | 949 | 98 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 78 | ||
| Initial ULP decisions | 1,762 | 1,169 | 932 | 91 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 77 | ||
| Backpay decisions | 22 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Supplemental decisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Decisions and orders by the Board, total | 2,120 | 1,696 | 1,338 | 124 | 65 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 31 | |
| Upon consent of parties | 240 | 173 | 107 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| Adopting administrative law judges' decisions (no exceptions filed) | 390 | 334 | 279 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Initial ULP decisions (Contested) | 1,388 | 1,101 | 881 | 72 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 13 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.