NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1988 › Objections filed in representation cases closed
Objections filed in representation cases closed
| Type of case / type of election | Total — Number | Total — Percent by type | By employer — Number | By employer — Percent by type | By union — Number | By union — Percent by type | By both parties — Number | By both parties — Percent by type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All representation elections | 450 | 100 | 185 | 41.1 | 248 | 55.1 | 17 | 3.8 |
| RC cases | 402 | 100 | 172 | 42.8 | 214 | 53.2 | 16 | 4 |
| RM cases | 12 | 100 | 2 | 16.7 | 10 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 |
| RD cases | 36 | 100 | 11 | 30.6 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Consent elections | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated elections | 328 | 100 | 133 | 40.6 | 186 | 56.7 | 9 | 2.7 |
| Expedited elections | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| Regional Director-directed elections | 112 | 100 | 48 | 42.9 | 58 | 51.7 | 6 | 5.4 |
| Board-directed elections | 5 | 100 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.