NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1998 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed | 5,915 | 100 0 | 4,917 | 100 0 | 165 | 100 0 | 833 | 100 0 | 92 | 100 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing | 1,361 | 230 | 970 | 197 | 71 | 430 | 320 | 384 | 62 | 674 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of - hearing | 3,846 | 65 0 | 3,301 | 67 I | 78 | 47 3 | 467 | 56 I | 7 | 7 6 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision | 42 | 7 | 40 | s | o | o | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| After issuance of Regional Director's decision | 664 | II 2 | 604 | 12 3 | 16 | 9 7 | 44 | 5 3 | 23 | 25 0 |
| After issuance of Board decision | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | • 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.