NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | 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 | 11,114 | 100 | 8,904 | 100 | 606 | 100 | 1,604 | 100 | 257 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 7,564 | 68.1 | 6,445 | 72.4 | 255 | 42.1 | 864 | 53.9 | 147 | 57.2 |
| After Consent election | 277 | 2.5 | 231 | 2.6 | 11 | 1.8 | 35 | 2.2 | 10 | 3.9 |
| Before notice of hearing | 132 | 1.2 | 103 | 1.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 21 | 1.3 | 10 | 3.9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 145 | 1.3 | 128 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.9 | ||
| After hearing closed, before decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Stipulated election | 5,793 | 52.1 | 4,943 | 55.5 | 179 | 29.5 | 671 | 41.9 | 75 | 29.2 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,456 | 13.1 | 1,114 | 12.5 | 80 | 13.2 | 262 | 16.3 | 59 | 22.9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 4,311 | 38.8 | 3,807 | 42.8 | 99 | 16.3 | 405 | 25.3 | 15 | 5.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 26 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Expedited election | 18 | 0.2 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 | |||||
| Regional director-directed election | 1,451 | 13.1 | 1,245 | 14 | 50 | 8.3 | 156 | 9.7 | 62 | 24.1 |
| Board directed election | 25 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | |||
| By withdrawal, total | 2,758 | 24.8 | 2,009 | 22.9 | 241 | 39.8 | 478 | 29.8 | 83 | 32.3 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,160 | 10.4 | 683 | 7.7 | 156 | 25.7 | 321 | 20 | 76 | 29.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,341 | 12.1 | 1,130 | 12.7 | 72 | 11.9 | 139 | 8.7 | 6 | 2.3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 48 | 0.4 | 38 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7 | 0.4 | ||
| After regional director's decision and direction of election | 205 | 1.8 | 155 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||
| By dismissal, total | 792 | 7.1 | 420 | 4.7 | 110 | 18.1 | 262 | 16.3 | 27 | 10.5 |
| Before notice of hearing | 392 | 3.5 | 121 | 1.4 | 74 | 12.2 | 197 | 12.3 | 19 | 7.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 126 | 1.1 | 74 | 0.8 | 17 | 2.8 | 29 | 1.8 | 6 | 2.3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 22 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.4 | ||
| By regional director's decision | 235 | 2.1 | 197 | 2.2 | 18 | 2.9 | 20 | 1.2 | ||
| By Board decision | 17 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.