NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1999 › Disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed, by stage
| Total number of cases closed………………………... | 5,708 | 100 | 4,731 | 100 | 137 | 100 | 840 | 100 | 128 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing………………………. | 1,267 | 22.2 | 883 | 18.7 | 56 | 40.9 | 328 | 39 | 95 | 74.2 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of hearing ………….. | 3,637 | 63.7 | 3,125 | 66.1 | 69 | 50.4 | 443 | 52.7 | 8 | 6.3 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision…………. | 153 | 2.7 | 141 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.6 |
| After issuance of Regional Director's decision……………. | 613 | 10.7 | 550 | 11.6 | 10 | 7.3 | 53 | 6.3 | 23 | 18 |
| After issuance of Board decision…………………………... | 38 | 0.7 | 32 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.