NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2002 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all................................................................... | 5,198 | 100 | 4,107 | 100 | 147 | 100 | 944 | 100 | 122 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 2,990 | 57.5 | 2,526 | 61.5 | 43 | 29.3 | 421 | 44.6 | 55 | 45.1 |
| After: | ||||||||||
| Consent election...................................................... | 6 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed.. | 6 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election................................................... | 2,529 | 48.7 | 2,118 | 51.6 | 35 | 23.8 | 376 | 39.8 | 40 | 32.8 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 431 | 8.3 | 325 | 7.9 | 9 | 6.1 | 97 | 10.3 | 29 | 23.8 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 2,072 | 39.9 | 1,768 | 43 | 26 | 17.7 | 278 | 29.4 | 10 | 8.2 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 26 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Expedited election................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election........................ | 320 | 6.2 | 285 | 6.9 | 5 | 3.4 | 30 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.5 |
| Board-directed election........................................... | 135 | 2.6 | 118 | 2.9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 |
| By withdrawal, total.............................................................. | 1,953 | 37.6 | 1,479 | 36 | 75 | 51 | 399 | 42.3 | 56 | 45.9 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 425 | 8.2 | 205 | 5 | 37 | 25.2 | 183 | 19.4 | 46 | 37.7 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 1,373 | 26.4 | 1,129 | 27.5 | 36 | 24.5 | 208 | 22 | 5 | 4.1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 34 | 0.7 | 32 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 1.6 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election................................................................... | 98 | 1.9 | 91 | 2.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.6 | 3 | 2.5 |
| After Board decision and direction of election............ | 23 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 255 | 4.9 | 102 | 2.5 | 29 | 19.7 | 124 | 13.1 | 11 | 9 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 90 | 1.7 | 8 | 0.2 | 15 | 10.2 | 67 | 7.1 | 9 | 7.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 93 | 1.8 | 37 | 0.9 | 10 | 6.8 | 46 | 4.9 | 1 | 0.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision.................................. | 62 | 1.2 | 49 | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| By Board decision........................................................ | 8 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.