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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total...................................................... | 851 | 787 | 681 | 24 | 82 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 665 | 616 | 530 | 21 | 65 | 3 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 186 | 171 | 151 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 644 | 615 | 524 | 20 | 71 | 22 |
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 600 | 578 | 494 | 19 | 65 | 21 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 525 | 482 | 420 | 14 | 48 | 20 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................... | 75 | 96 | 74 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 44 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.............................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 332 | 295 | 236 | 14 | 45 | 3 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 29 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 247 | 214 | 183 | 8 | 23 | 2 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 59 | 51 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Denied.............................................................. | 157 | 146 | 128 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Remanded........................................................ | 31 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review...................................................................... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total.......................... | 43 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed...................................................... | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Modified...................................................... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed...................................................... | 27 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed........................................ | 36 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dismissals on record................................... | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | 304 | 275 | 244 | 5 | 28 | 6 |
| By Regional Directors........................................................ | 284 | 259 | 230 | 5 | 24 | 6 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 20 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| In stipulated elections.................................................. | 268 | 260 | 225 | 4 | 31 | 5 |
| No Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports...... | 234 | 228 | 195 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports.............. | 139 | 133 | 109 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| In directed elections ( after transfer by Regional Director)........................................................................ | 95 | 95 | 86 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: | 26 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Request for review received.................................. Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.