NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1984 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of formal actions taken | Cases in which formal actions taken | Total formal actions taken | RC | RM | RD | UD |
| Hearings completed, total | 1,455 | 1,377 | 1,031 | 128 | 218 | 7 |
| Initial hearings | 1,224 | 1,159 | 842 | 120 | 197 | 6 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 231 | 218 | 189 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| Decisions issued, total | 1,193 | 1,179 | 869 | 110 | 200 | 8 |
| By regional directors | 1,082 | 1,078 | 785 | 105 | 188 | 6 |
| Elections directed | 928 | 928 | 680 | 87 | 161 | 5 |
| Dismissals on record | 154 | 150 | 105 | 18 | 27 | 1 |
| By Board | 111 | 101 | 84 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| Transferred by regional directors for initial decision | 39 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of regional directors' decisions | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 592 | 530 | 509 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 518 | 476 | 400 | 7 | 69 | 61 |
| Granted | 72 | 68 | 58 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Denied | 443 | 405 | 339 | 7 | 59 | 61 |
| Remanded | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | ||||||
| Board decision after review, total | 86 | 82 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Regional directors' decisions | ||||||
| Affirmed | 43 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Modified | 26 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reversed | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outcome — Election directed | 69 | 66 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Outcome — Dismissals on record | 17 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.