NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2004 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total....................................................... | 624 | 589 | 508 | 12 | 69 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing.................................................................... | 460 | 431 | 373 | 8 | 50 | 1 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges.......................... | 164 | 158 | 135 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 464 | 449 | 387 | 12 | 50 | 13 |
| By Regional Director........................................................ | 407 | 394 | 341 | 10 | 43 | 13 |
| Elections directed....................................................... | 348 | 336 | 298 | 5 | 33 | 13 |
| Dismissals on record................................................... | 59 | 58 | 43 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| By Board........................................................................... | 57 | 55 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed.................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record............................................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 209 | 208 | 155 | 20 | 33 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon..................... | 32 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total............... | 184 | 181 | 133 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Granted............................................................... | 42 | 40 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Denied................................................................ | 129 | 128 | 95 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| Remanded.......................................................... | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board | ||||||
| review........................................................................ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total............................. | 54 | 52 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed........................................................ | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Modified........................................................ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed........................................................ | 31 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed.......................................... | 33 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.................................... | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Other….…...………….…………………... | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | 476 | 454 | 395 | 7 | 52 | 15 |
| By Regional Directors....................................................... | 221 | 205 | 179 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| By Admininstrative Law Judges…………...…………… | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 244 | 238 | 205 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| In stipulated elections................................................. | 211 | 206 | 176 | 5 | 25 | 4 |
| No exceptions to Regional Directors' reports....... | 98 | 96 | 80 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports............. | 113 | 110 | 96 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| In directed elections ( after transfer by Regional | ||||||
| Director)..................................................................... | 28 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: Request for review received................................... | 24 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon..................... | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.