NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1986 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All C cases Number | All C cases Percent of total method | CA cases Number | CA cases Percent of total closed | CB cases Number | CB cases Percent of total closed | CC cases Number | CC cases Percent of total closed | CD cases Number | CD cases Percent of total closed | CE cases Number | CE cases Percent of total closed | CG cases Number | CG cases Percent of total closed | CP cases Number | CP cases Percent of total closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 33,450 | 100 | 23,180 | 100 | 8,266 | 100 | 1,320 | 100 | 323 | 100 | 55 | 100 | 20 | 100 | 266 | 100 |
| Agreement of the parties | 9,735 | 29.1 | 6,654 | 28.7 | 1,532 | 18.5 | 655 | 49.6 | 6 | 1.8 | 17 | 22.6 | 10 | 50 | 88 | 33.9 |
| Informal settlement | 9,483 | 28.3 | 7,375 | 31.8 | 1,356 | 16.4 | 639 | 48.4 | 4 | 1.2 | 12 | 22.6 | 10 | 50 | 85 | 32.8 |
| Informal settlement — Before issuance of complaint | 6,624 | 19.8 | 5,108 | 22 | 896 | 11.9 | 470 | 35.6 | 8 | 10.6 | 50 | 12.8 | 52 | 19.5 | ||
| Informal settlement — After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 2,778 | 8.3 | 2,203 | 9.5 | 364 | 4.4 | 169 | 12.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 12.4 |
| Informal settlement — After hearing opened, before issuance of ALJ decision | 71 | 0.2 | 64 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Formal settlement | 252 | 0.8 | 177 | 0.8 | 31 | 0.6 | 16 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Compliance with — Administrative law judge's decision | 912 | 2.7 | 694 | 2.9 | 187 | 2.2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Stipulated decision + Consent decree + After-hearing-opened |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.