NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY2009 › Formal actions taken in representation and union deauthorization cases
| Hearings completed, total.......................................................... | 260 | 253 | 206 | 7 | 40 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial hearings........................................................................ | 190 | 186 | 151 | 5 | 30 | 2 |
| Hearings on objections and/or challenges.............................. | 70 | 67 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Decisions issued, total................................................................ | 194 | 186 | 140 | 13 | 33 | 10 |
| By Regional Director............................................................. | 185 | 177 | 134 | 12 | 31 | 10 |
| Elections directed............................................................... | 145 | 137 | 112 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
| Dismissals on record.......................................................... | 40 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| By Board................................................................................ | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 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...................................................... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other………………………………………………….. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Requests for review received............................................. | 110 | 101 | 74 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon................................ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.......................... | 110 | 100 | 71 | 16 | 13 | 2 |
| Granted........................................................................... | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denied............................................................................ | 97 | 88 | 63 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| Remanded....................................................................... | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review..... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total...................................... | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | ||||||
| Affirmed..................................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modified..................................................................... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reversed..................................................................... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Outcome: | ||||||
| Election directed........................................................ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dismissals on record.................................................. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other…………………………………….................. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Decisions on objections and/or challenges, total....................... | 251 | 246 | 208 | 4 | 34 | 3 |
| By Regional Directors............................................................ | 109 | 105 | 90 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| By Administrative Law Judges……………………….......... | 21 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| By Board................................................................................ | 121 | 120 | 99 | 3 | 18 | 2 |
| In stipulated elections........................................................ | 106 | 105 | 85 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| No exceptions to Regional Directors' reports............... | 63 | 62 | 50 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Exceptions to Regional Directors' reports..................... | 43 | 43 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| In directed elections (after transfer by Reg. Director)....... | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| No exceptions to RDs/HOs reports…………………… | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exceptions to RDs/HOs reports………………………. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Review of Regional Directors' supplemental decisions:… Request for review received........................................... | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrawn before request ruled upon................................ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board action on request ruled upon, total.......................... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Granted........................................................................... Denied............................................................................ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remanded....................................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Withdrawn after request granted, before Board review..... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board decision after review, total...................................... | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Regional Directors' decisions: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Affirmed..................................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Modified..................................................................... Reversed..................................................................... | 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.