NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1988 › Formal actions in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 1,251 | 1,185 | 76 | 165 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings | 1,041 | 988 | 797 | 62 | 129 | 4 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 210 | 197 | 147 | 14 | 36 | 0 |
| Decisions issued, total | 988 | 933 | 780 | 39 | 114 | 19 |
| By Regional Directors | 921 | 869 | 728 | 33 | 108 | 19 |
| Elections directed | 812 | 761 | 638 | 26 | 97 | 18 |
| Dismissals on record | 109 | 108 | 90 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| By Board | 67 | 64 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for Initial decision | 20 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 16 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | o |
| Dismissals on record | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | o | o |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 299 | 268 | 224 | 16 | 28 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 217 | 197 | 162 | 12 | 23 | I |
| Granted | 29 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Denied | 187 | 168 | 138 | II | 19 | 0 |
| Remanded | 1 | 1 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 45 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Regional Directors' decisions. | ||||||
| 34 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | o | |
| Modified. | 4 | 4 | 4 | o | 0 | o |
| Reversed | 9 | 9 | 6 | o | 3 | o |
| Outcome. | ||||||
| Election directed | 31 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 16 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.