NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

20 THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
TABLE L—Diaposition of all charges old petitions on docket Julyt 1, 1937, to
June SO, 1.938
Percentage of—
Percentage of—
• Number
of cases
Total
number
of workers
in-
Number
Total
Total Total
of number
cases cases on involved
workers of workers
in-
,
closed docket volved in
cases
closed
volved in
CaSOS on
docket
Cases pending June 30, 1937 2, 202 17. 4 1,030, 819 32. 9
Cases received July 1, 1937, to June 30,
1938 10,430 82. 6 2, 100,869 67. 1
Total cases on docket 12, 632 100. 0 3, 131, 688 100.0
Cases closed before formal action:
.
By settlement 4,428 50. 0 35. 1 574, 679 31. 1 18. 4
By dismissal 1,368 15. 5 10.8 159, 513 8. 7 5. 1
By withdrawal 2, 124 24.0 16. 8 451, 893 24. 5 14. 4
By transfer to other agencies 122 1. 4 1. 0 23, 012 1. 2 . 7
Total cases closed before formal
action 8, 042 90. 9 63. 7 1, 209, 097 65. 5 38. 6
Dases closed after formal action:
By settlement 181 2. 1 1. 5 359, 340 19. 5 11. 5
By dismissal before issuance of Board
decision 69 . 8 . 5 20, 699 1. 1 . 7
By withdrawal before issuance of
Board decision 96 1. 1 . 8 35, 604 1. 9 1. 1
By transfer to other agencies 3 (2) (2) 1, 702 . 1 . 1
By intermediate report finding no
violation 2 (2) (9 2 (2) (3)
By compliance with intermediate 0
report 12 . 1 . 1 1, 519 . 1 (3)
By issuance of klecisions and orders:
Certification 342 3. 9 2. 7 192, 689 10. 4 6. 1
Compliance 29 . 3 . 2 5, 781 . 3 . 2
Dismissal of complaint or petition_ 76 .8 . 6 19, 38.6 1. 1 . 6
Total cases closed after formal
action 809 9. 1 6. 4 636, 721 34. 5 20. 3
Total cases closed July 1, 1937,
to June 30, 1938 8, 851 100. 0 70. 1 1, 845, 818 100. 0 68. g
-..,Iases pending June 30, 1938 3,781 29.9 1, 285, 870 41. 1
I In a number of cases, charges and petitions were filed relating to the same group of employees In those
cases where the number of employees involved has been included in the amount involved in complaint
cases, this number has been omitted from the total of those involved in representation cases, and vice versa.
2 Less than 0.05 percent.
Cases pending as of June 30, 1938.—Of the 12,632 cases, involving
3,131,688 workers, on docket during the fiscal year 1937-38, 3,781 cases,
involving 1,285,870 workers, were pending on June 30, 1938. Thus,
about 70 percent of the total cases on docket were disposed of during
this period, with approximately 30 percent awaiting further action by
the Board.
Included in the 3,781 pending cases were 2,604 cases, or 68.9 percent,
which were awaiting further action by the regional directors;• 232
cases or 6.1 percent, were awaiting the issuance of an intermediate
report ' by the trial examiners; 629 cases, or 16.6 percent, were awaiting
the decision of the Board ; and 316 cases, or 8.4 percent, were awaiting
certification by the Board or compliance with the Board's decisions.
Decisions issued and cases heard.—Durino . the fiscal year 1937-38
the Board held hearings in 1,451 cases, all of which were conducted
by trial examiners designated by the Chief Trial Examiner.'
3. Hearings which opened on or before June 30, 1938, but were still in progress after this
date were excluded from this total.