NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1988 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total | 1,319 | 1,221 | 962 | 65 | 194 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Regional Directors | 602 | 580 | 435 | 37 | 108 | 4 |
| By Board | 717 | 641 | 527 | 28 | 86 | 11 |
| In stipulated elections | 663 | 595 | 489 | 25 | 81 | 11 |
| No exceptions to Regional Directors' reports Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports. | 413 250 | 395 200 | 342 147 | 13 12 | 40 41 | 3 8 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by Regional Director) | 54 | 46 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: Request for review received Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 212 3 | 193 3 | 174 3 | 5 0 | 14 | 0 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 204 | 196 | 167 | 17 | 12 | |
| Granted. | 26 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | |
| Denied | 176 | 168 | 143 | 16 | 9 | |
| Remanded | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before | 0 | |||||
| Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Board decision after review, total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions. | ||||||
| Affirmed | ||||||
| Modified. | ||||||
| Reversed.. |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.