NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1985 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 1,563 | 1,516 | 1,213 | 94 | 209 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial heanngs | 1,312 | 1,265 | 987 | 90 | 188 | 4 |
| Heanngs on objections and/or challenges | 251 | 251 | 226 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Decisions Issued, total | 1,332 | 1,258 | 994 | 85 | 179 | 25 |
| By Regional Directors | 1,228 | 1,178 | 927 | 80 | 171 | 25 |
| Elections directed | 1,075 | 1,031 | 822 | 62 | 147 | 25 |
| Dismissals on record | 153 | 147 | 105 | 18 | 24 | 0 |
| By Board | 104 | 80 | 67 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision | 30 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Dismissals on record | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 652 | 630 | 564 | 22 | 44 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 386 | 356 | 310 | 8 | 38 | 20 |
| Granted | 57 | 53 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Denied | 327 | 301 | 260 | 8 | 33 | 20 |
| Remanded | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 74 | 60 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions | ||||||
| Affirmed | 34 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | |
| Modified | 24 | 17 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Reversed | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| Outcome | ||||||
| Election directed | 49 | 36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 25 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.