NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1981 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled - Number | Overruled - Percent of total ruled upon | Sustained - Number | Sustained - Percent of total ruled upon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 1,199 | 357 | 842 | 670 | 79.6 | 172 | 20.4 |
| By type of case - RC cases | 1,081 | 325 | 756 | 597 | 79 | 159 | 21 |
| RM cases | 29 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 94.1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| RD cases | 89 | 20 | 69 | 57 | 82.6 | 12 | 17.4 |
| By type of election - Consent elections | 29 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 4 | 28.6 |
| Stipulated elections | 833 | 251 | 582 | 459 | 78.9 | 123 | 21.1 |
| Expedited elections | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional director-directed elections | 326 | 88 | 238 | 194 | 81.5 | 44 | 18.5 |
| Board-directed elections | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 1 | 20 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.