NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1989 › Methods of disposition of unfair labor practice cases closed
| Method and stage of disposition | All C cases — Number | All C cases — Percent of total closed | CA cases — Number | CA cases — Percent of total closed | CB cases — Number | CB cases — Percent of total closed | CC cases — Number | CC cases — Percent of total closed | CD cases — Number | CD cases — Percent of total closed | CE cases — Number | CE cases — Percent of total closed | CG cases — Number | CG cases — Percent of total closed | CP cases — Number | CP cases — Percent of total closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases closed | 29,910 | 100 | 20,987 | 100 | 7,403 | 100 | 923 | 100 | 251 | 100 | 69 | 100 | 21 | 100 | 256 | 100 |
| Agreement of the parties | 9,071 | 30.3 | 6,003 | 28.6 | 1,235 | 16.6 | 444 | 48.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 13 | 18.8 | 9 | 42.8 | 88 | 34.3 |
| Informal settlement | 8,941 | 29.9 | 5,909 | 28.2 | 1,216 | 16.4 | 427 | 46.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 12 | 17.4 | 9 | 42.8 | 88 | 34.3 |
| Before issuance of complaint | 6,473 | 21.6 | 5,100 | 24.3 | 937 | 12.6 | 355 | 38.2 | 10 | 14.4 | 8 | 38 | 65 | 25.3 | ||
| After issuance of complaint, before opening of hearing | 2,421 | 8.1 | 1,667 | 7.9 | 269 | 3.6 | 69 | 7.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 1 | 4.7 | 20 | 7.8 |
| After hearing opened, before issuance of administrative law judge's decision | 47 | 0.2 | 36 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Formal settlement | 130 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compliance with | 798 | 2.7 | 609 | 2.9 | 114 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Administrative law judge's decision | 28 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision | 770 | 2.6 | 605 | 2.9 | 90 | 1.2 | 8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.