NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1990 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 1,233 | 1,070 | 893 | 47 | 130 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings | 940 | 906 | 784 | 28 | 94 | 7 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 293 | 164 | 109 | 19 | 36 | 0 |
| Decisions issued, total | 1,140 | 1,052 | 770 | 26 | 95 | 12 |
| By Regional Directors | 1,106 | 1,020 | 743 | 24 | 92 | 12 |
| Elections directed | 891 | 812 | 662 | 16 | 78 | 10 |
| Dismissals on record. | 215 | 196 | 81 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| By Board | 34 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elections directed. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ........ ........... . • | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 355 | 349 | 307 | 16 | 26 | I |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 307 | 283 | 256 | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| Granted. | 72 | 61 | 55 | 2 | 4 | o |
| Denied | 222 | 214 | 193 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| Remanded | 13 | 8 | 8 | o | o | o |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total | 30 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed. | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | o | o |
| Modified | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | i | o |
| Reversed | 17 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | o |
| Outcome. | ||||||
| Election directed | 15 | 15 | 13 | i | 1 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | IS | 13 | 11 | i | 1 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.