NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2000 › Analysis of methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all................................................................... | 5,306 | 100 | 4,399 | 100 | 137 | 100 | 770 | 100 | 94 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 3,208 | 60.5 | 2,815 | 64 | 30 | 21.9 | 363 | 47.1 | 49 | 52.1 |
| After: | ||||||||||
| Consent election...................................................... | 14 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed.. | 12 | 0.2 | 12 | 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................................................... | 2,757 | 52 | 2,394 | 54.4 | 24 | 17.5 | 339 | 44 | 34 | 36.2 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 538 | 10.1 | 414 | 9.4 | 6 | 4.4 | 118 | 15.3 | 18 | 19.1 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 2,136 | 40.3 | 1,906 | 43.3 | 17 | 12.4 | 213 | 27.7 | 14 | 14.9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 83 | 1.6 | 74 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Expedited election................................................... | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election........................ | 356 | 6.7 | 335 | 7.6 | 2 | 1.5 | 19 | 2.5 | 12 | 12.8 |
| Board-directed election........................................... | 78 | 1.5 | 73 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 3.2 |
| By withdrawal, total.............................................................. | 1,820 | 34.3 | 1,468 | 33.4 | 81 | 59.1 | 271 | 35.2 | 40 | 42.6 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 378 | 7.1 | 236 | 5.4 | 37 | 27 | 105 | 13.6 | 32 | 34 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 1,246 | 23.5 | 1,054 | 24 | 39 | 28.5 | 153 | 19.9 | 6 | 6.4 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 63 | 1.2 | 53 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election................................................................... | 122 | 2.3 | 116 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 2.1 |
| After Board decision and direction of election............ | 11 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 278 | 5.2 | 116 | 2.6 | 26 | 19 | 136 | 17.7 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 96 | 1.8 | 18 | 0.4 | 9 | 6.6 | 69 | 9 | 5 | 5.3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 78 | 1.5 | 32 | 0.7 | 12 | 8.8 | 34 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 7 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision.................................. | 88 | 1.7 | 56 | 1.3 | 4 | 2.9 | 28 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision........................................................ | 9 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.