NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1982 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed | 7,952 | 100 0 | 5,687 | 100 0 | 614 | 100 0 | 1,651 | 100 0 | 259 | 100 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 3,331 | 410 | 2,025 | 356 | 366 | 596 | 940 | 560 | 211 | 815 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of hearing | 3,590 | 45 1 | 2,859 | 50 3 | 170 | 27 7 | 561 | 34 0 | 22 | 8 5 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision | 95 | 1 2 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 1 6 | 21 | 1 3 | 0 | 0 0 |
| After issuance of regional director's decision | 916 | 11 5 | 722 | 127 | 67 | 10 9 | 127 | 7 7 | 26 | 10 0 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 20 | 0 3 | 17 | 0 3 | 1 | 0 2 | 2 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.