NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2007 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total...................................................... | 357 | 343 | 281 | 3 | 59 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearing...................................................................... | 262 | 255 | 214 | 3 | 38 | 2 |
| Hearing on objections and/or challenges............................ | 95 | 88 | 67 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Decisions issued, total............................................................ | ||||||
| By Regional Director.......................................................... | 242 | 237 | 194 | 4 | 39 | 8 |
| Elections directed.......................................................... | 211 | 200 | 166 | 2 | 32 | 7 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................... | 31 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 35 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Transferred by Regional Directors for initial decision. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.............................................. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other..................................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received.................................. | 121 | 103 | 75 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 96 | 80 | 59 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Denied.............................................................. | 78 | 63 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Remanded........................................................ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review...................................................................... | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total.......................... | 33 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed...................................................... | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Modified...................................................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed...................................................... | 18 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed........................................ | 25 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Dismissals on record................................... | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Other.......................................................... | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or Challenges, total.................. | ||||||
| By Regional Directors........................................................ | 175 | 160 | 134 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| By Administrative Law Judges......................................... | 24 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| By Board............................................................................ | 178 | 169 | 142 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| In stipulated elections.................................................. | 143 | 140 | 115 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| No Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports...... | 87 | 87 | 67 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports.............. | 56 | 53 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| In directed elections ( after transfer by Regional | ||||||
| Director)........................................................................ | 24 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| No exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports | 18 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: | ||||||
| Request for review received.................................. | 28 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon.................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.............. | 24 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Granted.............................................................. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.