NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1998 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all | 5,915 | 100 0 | 4,917 | 100 0 | 165 | 100 0 | 833 | 100 0 | 92 | 100 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total | 3,781 | 639 | 3,263 | 664 | 57 | 345 | 461 | 553 | 63 | 685 |
| After | ||||||||||
| Consent election | 14 | 2 | II | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 3 |
| Before notice of hearing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | I | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | . 1 | I | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election | 3,293 | 557 | 2,814 | 572 | 46 | 279 | 433 | 520 | 37 | 402 |
| Before notice of hearing | 794 | 134 | 629 | 128 | 17 | 103 | 148 | 178 | 34 | 370 |
| 'After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 2,484 | 420 | 2,171 | 442 | 29 | 176 | 284 | 34 I | 3 | 33 |
| After heanng closed, before decision . | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | , 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | I 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election | 471 | 80 | 437 | 89 | s | 48 | 26 | 3 I | 23 | 250 |
| Board-directed election | 1 | 0 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By withdrawal, total | 1,916 | 324 | 1,559 | 31 7 | 76 | 461 | 281 | 337 | 24 | 261 |
| Before notice of hearing | 495 | 84 | 333 | 68 | 35 | 212 | 127 | 152 | 21 | 228 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 1,284 | 21 7 | 1,098 | 22 3 | 39 | 23 6 | • 147 | 176 | 3 | 3 3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 25 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election | 112 | 19 | 104 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total | 217 | 3 7 | 94 | 1 9 | 32 | 194 | 91 | 109 | 5 | 5 4 |
| Before notice of heanng | 69 | I 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 103 | 44 | 5 3 | 4 | 4 3 |
| After notice of heanng, before hearing closed | 65 | II | 21 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 42 | I | II |
| After hearing closed, before decision | I | 0 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision | 111 | I 4 | 63 | I 3 | 6 | 3 6 | 12 | 1 4 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision | I | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.