NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1996 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all + | 5,281 | 100 | 4,142 | 100 | 155 | 100 | 984 | 100 | 118 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total | 3,317 | 62.8 | 2,766 | 66.8 | 57 | 36.8 | 494 | 50.2 | 68 | 57.6 |
| After | ||||||||||
| Consent election | 7 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Before notice of hearing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election | 2,864 | 542 | 2,362 | 57 | 48 | 31 | 454 | 46.1 | 51 | 43.2 |
| Before notice of hearing | 869 | 16.5 | 648 | 15.6 | 16 | 10.3 | 205 | 20.8 | 49 | 413 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,973 | 37.4 | 1,694 | 40.9 | 32 | 2E6 | 247 | 25.1 | 2 | 1.7 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 22 | 0.4 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ` 0.0 |
| Regional Director-directed election | 408 | 7.7 | 363 | 8.7 | 8 | 52 | 37 | 3.7 | 13 | 11 |
| Board-directed election | 36 | 0.6 | 34 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| By withdrawal, total | 1,676 | 31.7 | 1,270 | 30.7 | 71 | 45.8 | 335 | 34 | 41 | 34.7 |
| Before notice of hearing | 563 | 10.7 | 326 | 7.9 | 42 | 27.1 | 195 | 19.8 | 36 | 30.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 979 | 185 | 825 | 19.9 | 27 | 17.4 | 127 | 12.9 | 3 | 2.5 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 31 | 0.6 | 26 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election | 103 | 2 | 93 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total | 288 | 5.5 | 106 | 2.6 | 27 | 17.4 | 155 | 15.8 | 9 | 7.6 |
| Before notice of hearing | 125 | 2.4 | 18 | 0.4 | 10 | 6.5 | 97 | 9.9 | 5 | 4.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 67 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.4 | 11 | 7.1 | 40 | 4.1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.4 | '0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision | 72 | 1.4 | 57 | 1.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision | - 14 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.