NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1987 › Disposition of objections in representation cases closed
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Overruled | Overruled | Sustained | Sustained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objections filed | Objections withdrawn | Objections ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | Number | Percent of total ruled upon | |
| All representation elections | 504 | 107 | 397 | 304 | 76.6 | 93 | 23.4 |
| By type of case: | |||||||
| RC cases | 442 | 101 | 341 | 259 | 76 | 82 | 24 |
| RM cases | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 2 | 18.2 |
| RD cases | 51 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 80 | 9 | 20 |
| By type of election: | |||||||
| Consent elections | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 4 | 40 |
| Stipulated elections | 383 | 55 | 328 | 257 | 78.4 | 71 | 21.6 |
| Expedited elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Regional Director-directed elections | 106 | 50 | 56 | 40 | 71.4 | 16 | 28.6 |
| Board-directed elections | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.