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Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total….…………….…….………………... | 324 | 307 | 248 | 5 | 54 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initialhearings…….……….…………………….…………… | 226 | 214 | 174 | 3 | 37 | 3 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges……………………. | 98 | 93 | 74 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Decisions issued, total………………...…………………………. | ||||||
| By Regional Director.…………………..……………………. | 216 | 206 | 169 | 4 | 33 | 10 |
| Electionsdirected…………………..……………………… | 181 | 172 | 148 | 3 | 21 | 9 |
| Dismissals on record…………..……………………….….. | 35 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| ByBoard…………………………….……….……………… | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Transferred by Regional Director for initial Decision…….. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elections directed…………………..…………………... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record…………….……………….…….. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other…………………………………………………... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received……….……..…………… | 119 | 112 | 79 | 10 | 23 | 2 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon…………….……. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Board Action on request ruled upon, total……….…….. | 89 | 84 | 59 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| Granted…….…...……..…………………………….. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denied……………………………….……………… | 80 | 75 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Remanded…………....….…………….……………. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review... | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total….……………….….. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Affirmed……….………………………………... Modified…………..…………………………….. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reversed……………..………………………….. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed……………………………….... | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record…………………………….. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other…………………………………………….. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decisions on Objections and/or challenges, total………………... | ||||||
| By Regional Directors…………………...…….……….…….. | 145 | 132 | 112 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| By Admininstrative Law Judges……….…………...…….….. | 33 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| ByBoard…………………………………………..…………. | 180 | 172 | 140 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| In stipulated elections……………………………………... | 158 | 150 | 120 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| No exceptions to Regional Directors' reports……….…. | 90 | 86 | 67 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Exception to Regional Directors' reports……………… | 68 | 64 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by Regional Director).. | 19 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| No exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports………………….... | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Exceptions to RDs/HOs Reports………………………. | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions: Request for reviewreceived…………………………… | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon……........................... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total……………….… | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Granted………………….……………………………… Denied……………………….…….…………….……... | 2 10 | 2 9 | 2 6 | 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Remanded………………………….…………………... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review…... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Board Decision after review, total………..……………….. Regional Directors' decisions: | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Affirmed………….…………………………………. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified……………….….....……………………… | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.