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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total...................................................... | 721 | 688 | 593 | 14 | 81 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 541 | 518 | 446 | 12 | 60 | 1 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 180 | 170 | 147 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 526 | 518 | 442 | 18 | 58 | 13 |
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 489 | 484 | 417 | 12 | 55 | 13 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 420 | 406 | 353 | 8 | 45 | 13 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................... | 69 | 78 | 64 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 37 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed................................................... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.............................................. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 264 | 249 | 193 | 16 | 40 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 38 | 35 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 252 | 238 | 183 | 20 | 35 | 0 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 72 | 71 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Denied.............................................................. | 155 | 146 | 110 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Remanded........................................................ | 25 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review...................................................................... | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total.......................... | 35 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed...................................................... | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Modified...................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed...................................................... | 25 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed........................................ | 32 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record................................... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | 547 | 514 | 444 | 5 | 65 | 10 |
| By Regional Directors........................................................ | 258 | 236 | 202 | 2 | 32 | 5 |
| By Admininstrative Law Judges……….…………...… | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 281 | 270 | 234 | 3 | 33 | 5 |
| In stipulated elections.................................................. | 245 | 236 | 206 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| No Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports...... | 142 | 136 | 114 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports.............. | 103 | 100 | 92 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| In directed elections ( after transfer by Regional Director)........................................................................ | 30 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: Request for review received.................................. | 35 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.