NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2001 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all................................................................... | 5,108 | 100 | 4,172 | 100 | 141 | 100 | 795 | 100 | 90 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 3,005 | 58.8 | 2,607 | 62.5 | 43 | 30.5 | 355 | 44.7 | 50 | 55.6 |
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| Consent election...................................................... | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election................................................... | 2,499 | 48.9 | 2,153 | 51.6 | 35 | 24.8 | 311 | 39.1 | 34 | 37.8 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 458 | 9 | 350 | 8.4 | 10 | 7.1 | 98 | 12.3 | 24 | 26.7 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 1,980 | 38.8 | 1,750 | 41.9 | 24 | 17 | 206 | 25.9 | 10 | 11.1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 61 | 1.2 | 53 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election................................................... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election........................ | 306 | 6 | 280 | 6.7 | 3 | 2.1 | 23 | 2.9 | 11 | 12.2 |
| Board-directed election........................................... | 195 | 3.8 | 171 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 21 | 2.6 | 5 | 5.6 |
| By withdrawal, total............................................................... | 1,789 | 35 | 1,438 | 34.5 | 46 | 32.6 | 305 | 38.4 | 36 | 40 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 329 | 6.4 | 206 | 4.9 | 19 | 13.5 | 104 | 13.1 | 29 | 32.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 1,263 | 24.7 | 1,048 | 25.1 | 26 | 18.4 | 189 | 23.8 | 5 | 5.6 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 59 | 1.2 | 52 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.2 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election.................................................................... | 118 | 2.3 | 112 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election............ | 20 | 0.4 | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 314 | 6.1 | 127 | 3 | 52 | 36.9 | 135 | 17 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 81 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.3 | 11 | 7.8 | 58 | 7.3 | 4 | 4.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 112 | 2.2 | 52 | 1.2 | 10 | 7.1 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 4 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision.................................. | 71 | 1.4 | 47 | 1.1 | 9 | 6.4 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| By Board decision........................................................ | 46 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.3 | 22 | 15.6 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.