NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1996 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total | 814 | 793 | 709 | 11 | 73 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings | 672 | 656 | 589 | 9 | 58 | 5 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges | 142 | 137 | 120 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
| Decisions issued, total | 625 | 613 | 552 | 12 | 49 | 2 |
| By Regional Directors | 564 | 506 | 11 | 47 | 2 | |
| Elections directed | 520 | 512 | 464 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 55 | 52 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| By Board | 53 | 52 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial deci- sion | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elections directed | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dismissals on record | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received | 331 | 318 | 278 | 10 | 30 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon | 26 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total | 309 | 295 | 261 | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Granted .. | 50 | 50 | 45 | 2 | 3 | |
| Denied .... | 255 | 241 | 212 | 4 | 25 | |
| Remanded | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Board decision after review, total | 48 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed | 15 | 15 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Modified | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Reversed | 26 | 25 | 23 | 1 | o | |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed | 43 | 43 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.