NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1986 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed total | I 128 | 1,282 | 1 019 | 71 | 190 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings | 1 121 | I 084 | 846 | 65 | 17 3 | 7 |
| Ilcarings on objections and/or challenges | 207 | 198 | 173 | 8 | 17 | |
| Decisions issued, total | 1,107 | 1(161 | 84) | 73 | 168 | 15 |
| By Regional Directors | 1 016 | 987 | 754 | 71 | 162 | 15 |
| Elections directed | 848 | 828 | 641 | 48 | 139 | 14 |
| Dismissals on record | 168 | 159 | 111 | 21 | 21 | I |
| By Board | 91 | 74 | 66 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision | 28 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | II | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Review of Regional Directors &Limon, Requests for review received | 660 | 612 | 561 | 19 | 51 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on requoa ruled uron total | 450 | 418 | 362 | 14 | 42 | 0 |
| Granted | 70 | 66 | 99 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dental | 177 | 349 | 100 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| ILLmanckd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | II | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, belore Board review | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | I | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 61 | 56 | 50 | 1 | 5 | I |
| Regional Directors &Limon, | ||||||
| Modified | 19 | II | 15 | II | II | |
| 10 | ||||||
| Affirmed | 13 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | ||||||
| Reversed | II | 11 | 0 | I | 0 | |
| Outeome | ||||||
| Eleetion directed | 19 | 34 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 24 | 22 | 16 | II | 6 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.