NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2006 › Formal actions in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total....................................................... | 410 | 397 | 321 | 18 | 58 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 305 | 294 | 240 | 16 | 38 | 2 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 105 | 103 | 81 | 2 | 20 | 3 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | 369 | 355 | 306 | 18 | 31 | 15 |
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 314 | 304 | 259 | 16 | 29 | 15 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 263 | 252 | 225 | 6 | 21 | 15 |
| Dismissals on record..................................................... | 51 | 52 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................. | 55 | 51 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed.................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record............................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other………………............................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 140 | 130 | 97 | 14 | 19 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon..................... | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total............... | 127 | 117 | 89 | 12 | 16 | 1 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Denied................................................................ | 100 | 92 | 73 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Remanded.......................................................... | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review...................................................................... | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total........................... | 53 | 49 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed...................................................... | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified...................................................... | 40 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed...................................................... | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed......................................... | 50 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record................................... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Other………………................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | 409 | 389 | 328 | 2 | 59 | 11 |
| By Regional Directors......................................................... | 187 | 176 | 145 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| By Administrative Law Judges…....................................... | 23 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 199 | 190 | 165 | 2 | 23 | 4 |
| In stipulated elections................................................... | 166 | 159 | 137 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| No Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports....... | 98 | 92 | 75 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports............. | 68 | 67 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| In directed elections ( after transfer by Regional Director)........................................................................ | 22 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| No exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports…………………. | 11 | |||||
| 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports…………………….. Review of Regional Directors' supplemental | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Request for review received.................................... Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.