NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2008 › Methods of disposition of representation and union deauthorization cases closed
| Total, all...................................................................................... | 3,166 | 100 | 2,388 | 100 | 158 | 100 | 620 | 100 | 84 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certification issued, total................................................................. | 1,877 | 59.3 | 1,560 | 65.3 | 26 | 16.5 | 291 | 46.9 | 46 | 54.8 |
| After: | ||||||||||
| Consent election..................................................................... | 75 | 2.4 | 65 | 2.7 | 6 | 3.8 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Before notice of hearing........................................................ | 13 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed…………….. | 61 | 1.9 | 56 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| After hearing closed, before decision.................................... | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stipulated election....................................................................... | 1,579 | 49.9 | 1,312 | 54.9 | 15 | 9.5 | 252 | 40.6 | 35 | 41.7 |
| Before notice of hearing........................................................ | 170 | 5.4 | 127 | 5.3 | 4 | 2.5 | 39 | 6.3 | 20 | 23.8 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed...................... | 1,392 | 44 | 1,170 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 211 | 34 | 15 | 17.9 |
| After hearing closed, before decision.................................. | 17 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedited election....................................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regional Director-directed election............................................ | 134 | 4.2 | 112 | 4.7 | 2 | 1.3 | 20 | 3.2 | 7 | 8.3 |
| Board-directed election.............................................................. | 89 | 2.8 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 1.9 | 15 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.2 |
| By withdrawal, total......................................................................... | 1,157 | 36.5 | 782 | 32.7 | 101 | 63.9 | 274 | 44.2 | 33 | 39.3 |
| Before notice of hearing.............................................................. | 249 | 7.9 | 87 | 3.6 | 69 | 43.7 | 93 | 15 | 20 | 23.8 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed........................... | 845 | 26.7 | 645 | 27 | 29 | 18.4 | 171 | 27.6 | 11 | 13.1 |
| After hearing closed, before decision......................................... | 19 | 0.6 | 13 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| After Regional Director's decision and direction of election..... | 28 | 0.9 | 22 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.4 |
| After Board decision and direction of election.......................... | 16 | 0.5 | 15 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| By dismissal, total............................................................................ | 132 | 4.2 | 46 | 1.9 | 31 | 19.6 | 55 | 8.9 | 5 | 6 |
| Before notice of hearing............................................................ | 25 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 4.4 | 16 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.6 |
| After notice of hearing, before hearing closed........................... | 64 | 2 | 16 | 0.7 | 17 | 10.8 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2.4 |
| After hearing closed, before decision......................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| By Regional Director's decision................................................ | 27 | 0.9 | 17 | 0.7 | 3 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| By Board decision...................................................................... | 16 | 0.5 | 11 | 0.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.