NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1999 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total,all…………………………………………. | 5,708 | 100 | 4,731 | 100 | 137 | 100 | 840 | 100 | 128 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued,total………………………………….. | 3,693 | 64.7 | 3,163 | 66.9 | 58 | 42.3 | 472 | 56.2 | 86 | 67.2 |
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| Consent election…………………………………. | 15 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Before notice ofhearing……………………… | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed .. | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision………… | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election……………………………….. | 3,225 | 56.5 | 2,743 | 58 | 54 | 39.4 | 428 | 51 | 63 | 49.2 |
| Before notice ofhearing……………………… | 729 | 12.8 | 542 | 11.5 | 16 | 11.7 | 171 | 20.4 | 49 | 38.3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed .. | 2,387 | 41.8 | 2,101 | 44.4 | 37 | 27 | 249 | 29.6 | 14 | 10.9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision………… | 109 | 1.9 | 100 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election……………………………….. | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election ……………... | 414 | 7.3 | 371 | 7.8 | 4 | 2.9 | 39 | 4.6 | 22 | 17.2 |
| Board-directed election………………………….. | 36 | 0.6 | 31 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| By withdrawal,total……………………………………….. | 1,658 | 29 | 1,343 | 28.4 | 58 | 42.3 | 257 | 30.6 | 34 | 26.6 |
| Before notice of hearing…………………………….. | 384 | 6.7 | 267 | 5.6 | 21 | 15.3 | 96 | 11.4 | 29 | 22.7 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed……… | 1,131 | 19.8 | 938 | 19.8 | 36 | 26.3 | 157 | 18.7 | 3 | 2.3 |
| After hearing closed, before decision……………….. | 42 | 0.7 | 39 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election……………………………………………. | 100 | 1.8 | 98 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| After Board decision and direction of election ……... | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bydismissal,total…………………………………………. | 357 | 6.3 | 225 | 4.8 | 21 | 15.3 | 111 | 13.2 | 8 | 6.3 |
| Before notice of hearing………………… | 141 | 2.5 | 72 | 1.5 | 8 | 5.8 | 61 | 7.3 | 7 | 5.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed | 117 | 2 | 73 | 1.5 | 7 | 5.1 | 37 | 4.4 | 1 | 0.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision | 96 | 1.7 | 78 | 1.6 | 5 | 3.6 | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision…………………………………... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.