NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2003 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization (UD) cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization (UD) cases closed
| Total, all................................................................... | 4,786 | 100 | 3,838 | 100 | 146 | 100 | 802 | 100 | 93 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 2,866 | 59.9 | 2,400 | 62.5 | 56 | 38.4 | 410 | 51.1 | 44 | 47.3 |
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| Consent election...................................................... | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed.. | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election................................................... | 2,411 | 50.4 | 2,021 | 52.7 | 45 | 30.8 | 345 | 43 | 32 | 34.4 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 309 | 6.5 | 218 | 5.7 | 9 | 6.2 | 82 | 10.2 | 14 | 15.1 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 2,082 | 43.5 | 1,788 | 46.6 | 35 | 24 | 259 | 32.3 | 18 | 19.4 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 20 | 0.4 | 15 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election................................................... | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election........................ | 307 | 6.4 | 251 | 6.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 48 | 6 | 11 | 11.8 |
| Board-directed election........................................... | 143 | 3 | 125 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| By withdrawal, total.............................................................. | 1,690 | 35.3 | 1,346 | 35.1 | 61 | 41.8 | 283 | 35.3 | 41 | 44.1 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 259 | 5.4 | 154 | 4 | 26 | 17.8 | 79 | 9.9 | 31 | 33.3 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 1,276 | 26.7 | 1,048 | 27.3 | 33 | 22.6 | 195 | 24.3 | 10 | 10.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 34 | 0.7 | 31 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election................................................................... | 97 | 2 | 92 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election............ | 24 | 0.5 | 21 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 230 | 4.8 | 92 | 2.4 | 29 | 19.9 | 109 | 13.6 | 8 | 8.6 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 51 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.2 | 5 | 3.4 | 37 | 4.6 | 7 | 7.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 90 | 1.9 | 25 | 0.7 | 14 | 9.6 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision.................................. | 70 | 1.5 | 49 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1.1 |
| By Board decision........................................................ | 18 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 5 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.