NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2004 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all............................................................................ | 4,545 | 100 | 3,573 | 100 | 131 | 100 | 841 | 100 | 110 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 2,654 | 58.4 | 2,204 | 61.7 | 37 | 28.2 | 413 | 49.1 | 59 | 53.6 |
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| Consent election........................................................... | 58 | 1.3 | 58 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Before notice of hearing......................................... | 19 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed…... | 39 | 0.9 | 39 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision.................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election........................................................ | 2,200 | 48.4 | 1,807 | 50.6 | 30 | 22.9 | 363 | 43.2 | 41 | 37.3 |
| Before notice of hearing......................................... | 256 | 5.6 | 198 | 5.5 | 4 | 3.1 | 54 | 6.4 | 20 | 18.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed....... | 1,934 | 42.6 | 1,601 | 44.8 | 26 | 19.8 | 307 | 36.5 | 21 | 19.1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision.................... | 10 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election.................................................. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election....................... | 236 | 5.2 | 202 | 5.7 | 4 | 3.1 | 30 | 3.6 | 15 | 13.6 |
| Board-directed election.......................................... | 159 | 3.5 | 137 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.5 | 20 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.7 |
| By withdrawal, total............................................................... | 1,677 | 36.9 | 1,297 | 36.3 | 60 | 45.8 | 320 | 38 | 43 | 39.1 |
| Before notice of hearing................................................... | 277 | 6.1 | 160 | 4.5 | 18 | 13.7 | 99 | 11.8 | 31 | 28.2 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed................. | 1,282 | 28.2 | 1,023 | 28.6 | 40 | 30.5 | 219 | 26 | 11 | 10 |
| After hearing closed, before decision.............................. | 22 | 0.5 | 21 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election............................................................................. | 77 | 1.7 | 75 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| After Board decision and direction of election................ | 19 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 214 | 4.7 | 72 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 108 | 12.8 | 8 | 7.3 |
| Before notice of hearing................................................... | 64 | 1.4 | 9 | 0.3 | 17 | 13 | 38 | 4.5 | 7 | 6.4 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed................. | 88 | 1.9 | 19 | 0.5 | 10 | 7.6 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 0.9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision.............................. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision...................................... | 49 | 1.1 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision............................................................ | 12 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.