NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2005 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total...................................................... | 573 | 552 | 500 | 5 | 47 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 445 | 429 | 388 | 4 | 37 | 2 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 128 | 123 | 112 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 427 | 408 | 368 | 5 | 35 | 11 |
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 384 | 368 | 332 | 3 | 33 | 9 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 331 | 315 | 293 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................... | 53 | 53 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 43 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.............................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other…………………………………………….. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 190 | 174 | 140 | 8 | 26 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 31 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 154 | 144 | 120 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 30 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denied.............................................................. | 114 | 108 | 87 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Remanded........................................................ | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review...................................................................... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total.......................... | 42 | 39 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed...................................................... | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Modified...................................................... | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed...................................................... | 29 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed........................................ | 39 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dismissals on record................................... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other…………………………………….. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | 468 | 449 | 398 | 3 | 48 | 5 |
| By Regional Directors........................................................ | 198 | 187 | 167 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| By Administrative Law Judges | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 251 | 245 | 214 | 2 | 29 | 3 |
| In stipulated elections.................................................. | 220 | 216 | 188 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| No Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports...... | 123 | 123 | 106 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports.............. | 97 | 93 | 82 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In directed elections ( after transfer by Regional Director)........................................................................ | 24 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| No exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: | ||||||
| Request for review received.................................. | 21 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 22 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | ||||||
| Denied.............................................................. Remanded........................................................ | 7 7 | 7 6 | 5 6 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.