NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1986 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all | 7,532 | 100 0 | 5,262 | 100 0 | 593 | 100 0 | 1,677 | 100 0 | 228 | 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total | 4,692 | 62 3 | 3,586 | 68 1 | 211 | 35 6 | 895 | 53 4 | 124 | 544 |
| After | ||||||||||
| Consent election | 120 | 1 6 | 70 | 1 3 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 11 | 48 |
| Before notice of hearing | 57 | 0 8 | 29 | 0 6 | 2 | 0 3 | 26 | 1 6 | 11 | 4 8 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 61 | 8 | 39 | 7 | I | 2 | 21 | 1 3 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election | 3,759 | 499 | 2,883 | 548 | 162 | 273 | 714 | 426 | 85 | 373 |
| Before notice of hearing | 1,132 | 150 | 758 | 144 | 60 | 10 I | 314 | 187 | 70 | 307 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 2,597 | 345 | 2,099 | 399 | 102 | 172 | 396 | 236 | 15 | 66 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election | 7 | 0 1 | I | 0 | 5 | 0 8 | 1 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election | 786 | 104 | 617 | It 7 | 41 | 69 | 128 | 76 | 28 | 123 |
| Board-directed election | 20 | 0 3 | 15 | 0 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| By withdrawal, total | 2,156 | 286 | 1,410 | 268 | 233 | 393 | 513 | 306 | 77 | 338 |
| Before notice of hearing | 912 | 12 I | 426 | 8 1 | 159 | 268 | 327 | 195 | 71 | 31 1 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,048 | 139 | 824 | 157 | 63 | 10 6 | 161 | 96 | 5 | 22 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 64 | 0 8 | 54 | I 0 | 3 | 0 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election | 131 | 1 7 | 106 | 20 | 7 | 1 2 | 18 | 1 1 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total | 684 | 9 1 | 266 | 51 | 149 | 25 1 | 269 | 160 | 27 | 11 8 |
| Before notice of hearing | 266 | 35 | 46 | 9 | 57 | 96 | 163 | 97 | 24 | 10 5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 77 | 1 0 | 32 | 0 6 | 9 | I 5 | 36 | 2 1 | 0 | 0 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 9 | 0 1 | 5 | 0 I | 2 | 0 3 | 2 | 0 I | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision | 164 | 22 | 117 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 25 | 1 5 | 3 | 13 |
| By Board decision | 2 2 | 9 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 168 | 66 | 1 3 | 59 | 43 | 2 6 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.