NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2005 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all................................................................... | 4,676 | 100 | 3,810 | 100 | 107 | 100 | 759 | 100 | 102 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 2,507 | 53.6 | 2,086 | 54.8 | 49 | 45.8 | 372 | 49 | 51 | 50 |
| After: | ||||||||||
| Consent election...................................................... | 88 | 1.9 | 80 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 8 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed.. | 80 | 1.7 | 72 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election................................................... | 2,067 | 44.2 | 1,704 | 44.7 | 41 | 38.3 | 322 | 42.4 | 40 | 39.2 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 263 | 5.6 | 202 | 5.3 | 6 | 5.6 | 55 | 7.2 | 23 | 22.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 1,772 | 37.9 | 1,476 | 38.7 | 35 | 32.7 | 261 | 34.4 | 16 | 15.7 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 32 | 0.7 | 26 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Expedited election................................................... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election........................ | 188 | 4 | 169 | 4.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 17 | 2.2 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Board-directed election........................................... | 163 | 3.5 | 133 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 | 26 | 3.4 | 5 | 4.9 |
| By withdrawal, total.............................................................. | 1,986 | 42.5 | 1,624 | 42.6 | 43 | 40.2 | 319 | 42 | 39 | 38.2 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 210 | 4.5 | 119 | 3.1 | 14 | 13.1 | 77 | 10.1 | 28 | 27.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 1,671 | 35.7 | 1,406 | 36.9 | 28 | 26.2 | 237 | 31.2 | 11 | 10.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 28 | 0.6 | 25 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election................................................................... | 60 | 1.3 | 58 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election............ | 17 | 0.4 | 16 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 183 | 3.9 | 100 | 2.6 | 15 | 14 | 68 | 9 | 12 | 11.8 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 34 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.1 | 8 | 7.5 | 21 | 2.8 | 8 | 7.8 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 41 | 0.9 | 8 | 0.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision.................................. | 100 | 2.1 | 81 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.7 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| By Board decision........................................................ | 8 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.