NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1986 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total | 1,040 | 969 | 710 | 69 | 190 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Regional Directors | 261 | 243 | 182 | 16 | 45 | 8 |
| By Board | 779 | 726 | 528 | 53 | 145 | 6 |
| In stipulated elections | 728 | 681 | 494 | 48 | 139 | 6 |
| No exceptions to Regional Directors reports | 458 | 430 | 322 | 28 | 80 | 4 |
| Exceptions to Regional Dircctors reports | 270 | 251 | 172 | 20 | 59 | 2 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by Regional Director) | 50 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors supplemental decisions Request for review received4 | 184 | 170 | 127 | 10 | 33 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 171 | 159 | 118 | II | 30 | 0 |
| Granted | 22 | 22 | IS | I | 5 | |
| Denied | 148 | 116 | 102 | 9 | 25 | 0 |
| Remanded | I | I | 0 | I | o | 0 |
| Withdrawn aftcr rcqucst grantcd, before Board review | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision aftcr review, total | 1 | I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions Affirmed | I | I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified | 0 | 0 | II | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.