NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2001 › Formal actions in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total...................................................... | 795 | 735 | 664 | 4 | 67 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 621 | 575 | 522 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 174 | 160 | 142 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 635 | 605 | 531 | 8 | 66 | 9 |
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 586 | 559 | 497 | 5 | 57 | 9 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 472 | 453 | 412 | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................... | 114 | 106 | 85 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| By Board....................................................................... | 49 | 46 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed ......................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record..................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................................. | 291 | 283 | 233 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................................... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total............................... | 258 | 249 | 205 | 16 | 28 | 1 |
| Granted................................................................................... | 58 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Denied.................................................................................... | 195 | 191 | 159 | 13 | 19 | 1 |
| Remanded.............................................................................. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review......... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total.......................................... | 48 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed................................................................................. | 32 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Modified................................................................................. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed................................................................................. | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed..................................................................... | 36 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record............................................................... | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | 511 | 488 | 439 | 2 | 47 | 14 |
| By Regional Directors........................................................ | 214 | 191 | 172 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 297 | 297 | 267 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
| In stipulated elections............................................................. | 261 | 261 | 234 | 2 | 25 | 5 |
| No Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports........................ | 142 | 142 | 125 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports............................. | 119 | 119 | 109 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by Regional Director).... | 33 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: | ||||||
| Request for review received................................................... | 33 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................................... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total............................... | 37 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Granted................................................................................... | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denied..................................................................................... | 29 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Remanded............................................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review......... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.