NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1989 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 1,200 | 1,150 | 955 | 45 | 150 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings | 1,015 | 989 | 851 | 29 | 109 | 5 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 185 | 161 | 104 | 16 | 41 | 0 |
| Decisions issued, total | 1,032 | 982 | 812 | 58 | 112 | 13 |
| By Regional Directors | 959 | 916 | 765 | 51 | 100 | 13 |
| Elections directed | 860 | 820 | 688 | 44 | 88 | 13 |
| Dismissals on record | 99 | 96 | 77 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| By Board | 73 | 66 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 500 | 484 | 401 | 37 | 46 | 5 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 394 | 356 | 294 | 33 | 29 | 3 |
| Granted | 48 | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | |
| Denied | 330 | 302 | 260 | 24 | 18 | 3 |
| Remanded | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 69 | 62 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed | 34 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | |
| Modified | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| Reversed | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed | 49 | 44 | 31 | |||
| Dismissals on record | 20 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.