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Formal actions taken in unfair labor practice cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases on which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | Formal actions taken by type of case | |
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| Types of formal actions taken | Cases on which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | CA | CB | CC | Jurisdictional disputes | Unfair labor practices | CE | CG | CP | CA combined with CB | C combined with representation cases | Other C combinations |
| 10(k) notices of hearings issued | 71 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Complaints issued | 5,901 | 5,711 | 4,672 | 497 | 211 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 80 | 103 | 98 | 14 | |
| Backpay specifications issued | 143 | 128 | 115 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hearings completed, total | 1,311 | 1,236 | 1,090 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 2 |
| Initial ULP hearings | 1,270 | 1,219 | 1,061 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 2 |
| Backpay hearings | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other hearings | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Decisions by administrative law judges, total | 1,340 | 1,255 | 1,129 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Initial ULP decisions | 1,291 | 1,213 | 1,098 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Backpay decisions | 21 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Supplemental decisions | 28 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Decisions and orders by the Board, total | 1,753 | 1,596 | 1,337 | 106 | 40 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
| Upon consent of parties | |||||||||||||
| Initial ULP decisions | 259 | 226 | 126 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Supplemental decisions | |||||||||||||
| Adopting administrative law judges' decisions (no exceptions filed) | 407 | 360 | 341 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Initial ULP decisions (adopting) | |||||||||||||
| Backpay decisions (adopting) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contested | |||||||||||||
| Initial ULP decisions (contested) | 990 | 963 | 814 | 51 | 21 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Decisions based on stipulated record | 29 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Supplemental ULP decisions | |||||||||||||
| Backpay decisions (contested) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.