NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2006 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all................................................................... | 3,466 | 100 | 2,623 | 100 | 110 | 100 | 733 | 100 | 114 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total....................................................... | 2,048 | 59.1 | 1,666 | 63.5 | 37 | 33.6 | 345 | 47.1 | 58 | 50.9 |
| After: | ||||||||||
| Consent election...................................................... | 69 | 2 | 61 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed.. | 63 | 1.8 | 55 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election................................................... | 1,643 | 47.4 | 1,298 | 49.5 | 32 | 29.1 | 313 | 42.7 | 44 | 38.6 |
| Before notice of hearing..................................... | 193 | 5.6 | 134 | 5.1 | 5 | 4.5 | 54 | 7.4 | 17 | 14.9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed... | 1,426 | 41.1 | 1,144 | 43.6 | 27 | 24.5 | 255 | 34.8 | 27 | 23.7 |
| After hearing closed, before decision................. | 24 | 0.7 | 20 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election................................................... | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election........................ | 217 | 6.3 | 204 | 7.8 | 3 | 2.7 | 10 | 1.4 | 11 | 9.6 |
| Board-directed election........................................... | 117 | 3.4 | 101 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 |
| By withdrawal, total.............................................................. | 1,270 | 36.6 | 904 | 34.5 | 54 | 49.1 | 312 | 42.6 | 52 | 45.6 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 183 | 5.3 | 88 | 3.4 | 18 | 16.4 | 77 | 10.5 | 33 | 28.9 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 992 | 28.6 | 736 | 28.1 | 35 | 31.8 | 221 | 30.2 | 17 | 14.9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 30 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.9 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election................................................................... | 56 | 1.6 | 48 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| After Board decision and direction of election............ | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| By dismissal, total.................................................................. | 148 | 4.3 | 53 | 2 | 19 | 17.3 | 76 | 10.4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................... | 37 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 5 | 4.5 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed............. | 54 | 1.6 | 13 | 0.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 35 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision........................... | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision.................................. | 40 | 1.2 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 5.5 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision........................................................ | 15 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.8 | 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.