NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1997 › Total cases received, closed, and pending
Total cases received, closed, and pending
| Identification of filing party | Identification of filing party | Identification of filing party | Identification of filing party | Identification of filing party | Identification of filing party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | AFL-CIO unions | Other national unions | Other local unions | Individuals | Employers | ||
| All cases | |||||||
| Pending October 1, 1996 | 36,068 | 21,010 | 1,247 | 1,710 | 10,490 | 1,611 | |
| Received fiscal 1997 | 39,618 | 22,089 | 795 | 1,796 | 13,031 | 1,907 | |
| On docket fiscal 1997 | 75,686 | 43,099 | 2,042 | 3,506 | 23,521 | 3,518 | |
| Closed fiscal 1997 | 38,437 | 21,234 | 891 | 1,723 | 12,620 | 1,969 | |
| Pending September 30, 1997 | 37,249 | 21,865 | 1,151 | 1,783 | 10,901 | 1,549 | |
| Unfair labor practice cases | |||||||
| Pending October 1, 1996 | 33,572 | 19,402 | 1,176 | 1,512 | 10,070 | 1,412 | |
| Received fiscal 1997 | 33,439 | 17,737 | 621 | 1,321 | 12,099 | 1,661 | |
| On docket fiscal 1997 | 67,011 | 37,139 | 1,797 | 2,833 | 22,169 | 3,073 | |
| Closed fiscal 1997 | 32,341 | 16,994 | 720 | 1,251 | 11,671 | 1,705 | |
| Pending September 30, 1997 | 34,670 | 20,145 | 1,077 | 1,582 | 10,498 | 1,368 | |
| Representation cases | |||||||
| Pending October 1, 1996 | 2,223 | 1,521 | 67 | 180 | 362 | 93 | |
| Received fiscal 1997 | 5,810 | 4,182 | 169 | 446 | 845 | 168 | |
| On docket fiscal 1997 | 8,033 | 5,703 | 236 | 626 | 1,207 | 261 | |
| Closed fiscal 1997 | 5,717 | 4,070 | 164 | 438 | 862 | 183 | |
| Pending September 30, 1997 | 2,316 | 1,633 | 72 | 188 | 345 | 78 | |
| Union-shop deauthorization cases | |||||||
| Pending October 1, 1996 | 58 | 58 | |||||
| Received fiscal 1997 | 87 | 87 | |||||
| On docket fiscal 1997 | 145 | 145 | |||||
| Closed fiscal 1997 | 87 | 87 | |||||
| Pending September 30, 1996 | 58 | 58 | |||||
| Amendment of certification cases | |||||||
| Pending October 1, 1996 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Received fiscal 1997 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| On docket fiscal 1997 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Closed fiscal 1997 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pending September 30, 1997 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Unit clarification cases | |||||||
| Pending October 1, 1996 | 203 | 83 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 103 | |
| Received fiscal 1997 | 268 | 162 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 75 | |
| On docket fiscal 1997 | 471 | 245 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 178 | |
| Closed fiscal 1997 | 276 | 162 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 78 | |
| Pending September 30, 1997 | 195 | 83 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 100 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.