NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1985 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all | 7,807 | 100 0 | 5,566 | 1,000 | 573 | 1,000 | 1,668 | 1,000 | 228 | 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total | 4,923 | 63 1 | 3,748 | 67 3 | 245 | 42 8 | 930 | 55 8 | 123 | 53 9 |
| After | ||||||||||
| Consent election | 134 | 1 7 | 84 | 1 5 | 12 | 2 1 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 3 1 |
| Before notice of hearing | 49 | 0 6 | 31 | 0 6 | 8 | 1 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| After notice of heanng, before hearing closed | 83 | 1 1 | 51 | 9 | 4 | 0 7 | 28 | 1 7 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election | 3,930 | 503 | 2,998 | 539 | 180 | 31 4 | 752 | 451 | 84 | 368 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,239 | 159 | 796 | 143 | 87 | 152 | 356 | 21 3 | 74 | 325 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 2,674 | 343 | 2,190 | 393 | 91 | 159 | 393 | 236 | 10 | 44 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 17 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election | 5 | 0 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 5 | 1 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election | 827 | 106 | 647 | 11 6 | 50 | 87 | 130 | 78 | 31 | 136 |
| Board-directed election | 27 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| By withdrawal, total | 2,158 | 276 | 1,461 | 262 | 214 | 373 | 483 | 290 | 80 | 35 1 |
| Before notice of hearing | 884 | II 3 | 449 | 8 I | 137 | 239 | 298 | 179 | 71 | 311 |
| After notice of hearing, before heanng closed | 1,069 | 137 | 834 | 150 | 71 | 124 | 164 | 98 | 7 | 3 1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 48 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election | 157 | 20 | 137 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total | 726 | 93 | 357 | 64 | 114 | 199 | 255 | 153 | 25 | 11 0 |
| Before notice of hearing | 266 | 34 | 54 | 10 | 60 | 105 | 152 | 9 1 | 19 | 83 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 119 | 1 5 | 38 | 0 7 | 19 | 3 3 | 62 | 3 7 | 2 | 9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision | 184 | 24 | 138 | 25 | 20 | 3 5 | 26 | 1 6 | 2 | 9 |
| By Board decision | 149 | 19 | 120 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.