NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

40 THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
In the remaining 413 representation cases, or 13.1 percent of the
total cases closed, the Board issued decisions either certifying the
petitioning union or a rival union, or dismissing the petition. Of
this total the Board held elections in 258 cases to determine whether
or not the petitioner represented a majority of the employees in the
unit designated by the Board. After these elections, the Board issued
certifications in 233 cases and dismissed the petitions in 25 cases.
The Board disposed of 155 cases without elections, by certifying
unions in 109 cases and by dismissing petitions in 46 cases.
Table XV' sets forth the disposition of the representation cases
in detail.
TABLB XV.-Disposition of all representation cases on docket during the fiscal
year ending June .50, 1938
Percentage of-
Percentage of-
Number
Number Total Total
of cases Total Total
of workers number of number of
,,,As cases on involved workers workers
closed docket •
involved involved
in cases in cases on
closed docket
Cases pending June 30, 1937 796 18. 0 391, 126 28.3
Cases received Julyl, 1937, to June 30, 1938_ 3,623 82.0 1,097, 523 73.7
Total cases on docket 4,419 100.0 1, 488,649 100. 0
Cases closed before formal action:
By settlement:
(a) Consent election 796 25. 2 18.0 178, 168 19. 8 12. 0
(8) Recognition of representatives_ 582 18.4 13.2 83,545 9.3 5.6
(e) Payroll check 211 6. 7 4.8 31, 725 3. 5 2. 1
By dismissal 269 8. 5 6. 1 87, 682 9. 8 5. 9
By withdrawal 673 21.3 15.2 211,736 23.5 14.2
By transfer to other agencies • 24 .8 . 5 6, 798 .8 . 5
Total eases closed before formal action
2, 555 80. 9 57. 8 599, 654 66. 7 40.3
Cases closed after formal action:
By settlement:
a) Consent election 34 I. I . 8 37, 650 4. 2 2. 6
8) Recognition of representatives_ 21 . 6 . 5 8, 113 . 9 . 6
c) Payroll check 5 . 2 . 1 697 . I (I)
By dlsmlsal before issuance of Board
decision 59 1. 9 1. 3 19, 817 2. 2 1.3
By withdrawal before issuance of
Board decision 70 2. 2 1. 6 22,005 2. 4 1. 5
By certification by Board without
election 109 3.4 2. 4 55, 486 6. 2 3. 7
By certification by Board after election
233 7. 4 5. 3 137, 203 15. 2 9. 2
By dismissal of petition by Board
without election 46 1.5 1.0 12, 242 1.4 .8
By dismissal of petition by Board after
election 25 .8 . 6 6, 376 . 7 . 4
Total eases closed after formal action
602 19. 1 13. 6 299, 689 33. 3 20. 1
Total cases closed July-I, 1937 to
June 30, 1938 3, 157 100. 0 71. 4 899, 243 100. 0 ' 60. 4
Cases pending:
•
Before hearing 872 19. 7 361,005 24. 2
After hearing:
Awaiting decision 264 6.0 184,107 12.4
Awaiting certification 126 2.9 44,234 3.0
•
Total eases pending June 30, 1938_ 1,282 28.6 589,456 39.6
1 Less than 0.05 percent.