NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2000 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total...................................................... | 835 | 773 | 697 | 13 | 63 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 661 | 612 | 552 | 11 | 49 | 0 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 174 | 161 | 145 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 670 | 623 | 547 | 30 | 46 | 9 |
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 609 | 566 | 496 | 27 | 43 | 9 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 496 | 468 | 437 | 6 | 25 | 9 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................... | 113 | 98 | 59 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 61 | 57 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.............................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 319 | 304 | 251 | 16 | 37 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 287 | 271 | 230 | 11 | 30 | 1 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 43 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Denied.............................................................. | 239 | 227 | 196 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
| Remanded........................................................ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review...................................................................... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total.......................... | 61 | 57 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed...................................................... | 26 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Modified...................................................... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed...................................................... | 30 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed........................................ | 50 | 47 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.