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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 2,486 | 2,299 | 1,983 | 81 | 235 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 2,180 306 | 2,017 282 | 1,731 252 | 76 5 | 210 25 | 7 0 |
| Decisions issued, total | 2,129 | 1,936 | 1,669 | 76 | 191 | 6 |
| By regional directors | 2,016 | 1,831 | 1,579 | 67 | 185 | 6 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 1,800 216 | 1,627 204 | 1,409 170 | 52 15 | 166 19 | 4 2 |
| By Board | 113 | 105 | 90 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Transferred by regional directors for initial decision. | 31 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Elections directed Dismissals on record | 19 12 | 19 10 | 17 9 | 0 1 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Review of regional directors' decisions Requests for review received | 741 | 644 | 593 | 16 | 35 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 666 | 586 | 540 | 14 | 32 | 1 |
| Granted Denied Remanded | 593 3 | 528 3 | 493 3 | 9 0 | 26 0 | 1 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 82 | 76 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Regional directors' decisions Affirmed | 39 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Modified Reversed | 17 26 | 16 23 | 16 19 | 0 3 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.