NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2004 › Disposition by stage of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total number of cases closed............................................ | 4,604 | 100 | 3,619 | 100 | 132 | 100 | 853 | 100 | 125 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before issuance of notice of hearing...................................... | 618 | 13.4 | 388 | 10.7 | 39 | 29.5 | 191 | 22.4 | 63 | 50.4 |
| After issuance of notice, before close of hearing................... | 3,394 | 73.7 | 2,722 | 75.2 | 77 | 58.3 | 595 | 69.8 | 34 | 27.2 |
| After hearing closed, before issuance of decision.................. | 34 | 0.7 | 30 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| After issuance of Regional Director's decision...................... | 368 | 8 | 317 | 8.8 | 11 | 8.3 | 40 | 4.7 | 25 | 20 |
| After issuance of Board decision 2 .......................................... | 190 | 4.1 | 162 | 4.5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 2.8 | 3 | 2.4 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.