NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1985 › Disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed, by stage
| Total number of cases closed | 7,807 | 100 0 | 5,566 | 100 0 | 573 | 1,000 | 1,668 | 100 0 | 228 | 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 2,443 | 31 3 | 1,331 | 239 | 295 | 515 | 817 | 490 | 171 | 750 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of heanng | 3,945 | 505 | 3,113 | 559 | 185 | 323 | 647 | 388 | 19 | 83 |
| After hearing closed, before Issuance of decision | 75 | 1 0 | 62 | 1 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 5 | 1 | 4 |
| After Issuance of Regional Director's decision | 1,168 | 150 | 922 | 166 | 74 | 129 | 172 | 103 | 34 | 149 |
| After Issuance of Board decision | 176 | 22 | 138 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.