NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1988 › Methods of disposition of representation and union-deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union-deauthorization cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All R cases — Number | All R cases — Percent | RC cases — Number | RC cases — Percent | RM cases — Number | RM cases — Percent | RD cases — Number | RD cases — Percent | UD cases — Number | UD cases — Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cases closed | 7,110 | 100 | 5,451 | 100 | 395 | 100 | 1,264 | 100 | 156 | 100 |
| Certification issued, total | 4,251 | 61.2 | 3,495 | 64.1 | 160 | 40.5 | 596 | 47.1 | 84 | 53.8 |
| Certification issued — Consent election | 75 | 1.1 | 33 | 0.6 | 21 | 5.3 | 21 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Certification issued — Stipulated election | 3,571 | 50.2 | 2,973 | 54.5 | 127 | 32.2 | 476 | 37.7 | ||
| Certification issued — Regional Director-directed election | 688 | 9.7 | 98 | 7.8 | ||||||
| Certification issued — Board-directed election | ||||||||||
| By withdrawal, total | 2,276 | 32 | 1,716 | 31.5 | 227 | 57.5 | 266 | 21 | 67 | 42.9 |
| By dismissal, total | 483 | 6.8 | 238 | 4.4 | 8 | 2 | 225 | 17.8 | 5 | 3.2 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.