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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases

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	Cases in which formal actions taken	Formal actions taken by type of case	Formal actions taken by type of case	Formal actions taken by type of case	Formal actions taken by type of case	Formal actions taken by type of case
	Cases in which formal actions taken	Total formal actions taken	RC	RM	RD	UD
Hearings completed, total	918	900	823	16	61	6
Initial hearings	758	743	682	13	48	5
Hearings on objections and/or challenges	160	157	141	3	13	1
Decisions issued, total	717	698	645	12	41	6
By Regional Directors	661	647	597	12	38	6
Elections directed	598	585	543	10	32	5
Dismissals on record	63	62	54	2	6	1
By Board	56	51	48	0	3	0
Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision	2	2	2	0	0	0
Elections directed	2	2	2	0	0	0
Dismissals on record	0	0	0	0	0	0
Review of Regional Directors' decisions:
Requests for review received	376	349	312	4	33	1
Withdrawn before request ruled upon	23	22	19	1	2	0
Board action on request ruled upon, total	349	321	285	6	30	1
Granted	54	48	42	0	6	1
Denied	287	265	236	6	23	0
Remanded	8	8	7	0	1	0
Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review	1	1	1	0	0	0
Board decision after review, total	54	49	46	0	3	0
Regional Directors' decisions:
Affirmed	26	24	23	0	1	0
Modified	8	8	8	0	0	0
Reversed	20	17	15	0	2	0
Outcome:
Election directed	52	47	45	0	2	0
Dismissals on record	2	2	1	0	1	0

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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.