NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

VI. REPRESENTATION CASES 43
Decisions issued and cases heard.—Hearings were conducted by trial
examiners designated by the Chief Trial Examiner in 728 representation
cases during the fiscal year 1937-38. Thus, 16.5 percent of all
representation cases on docket were heard during the year.
After hearing, the Board issued decisions in 514 cases which involved
a question of representation. During the year the Board
issued 364 directions of election, and 233 certifications after elections
had been conducted. In 25 cases supplemental decisions were issued
by the Board dismissing the petitions after elections had been held.
The 514 cases decided represent 11.6 percent of all representation
cases on docket during the 12 months ending June 30, 1938.
Table XVII gives a regional breakdown of representation cases
heard, the number of elections ordered, and decisions issued.
TABLE xvii.—Hearings and N. L. R. B. orders and decisions in representation
oases on docket during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938 by regions
Number
of cases
heard
Number
of elections
ordered
Number
of decisions
issued
Number of mcps
heard
Number
of.elecbons
ordered
Nu mbe
of .decisions
issued
Board 28 75 93 Region—Contd.
Region: 13 31 13 19
1 27 12 28 14 12 6 8
2 131 as 65 15 12 5 7
3 19 10 14
4 10 2 16 30 7 13
5 57 27 40 17 8 1 3
18 12 4 7
6 17 8 13 19 21 7 16
7 20 9 10 ao 38 32 36
8 38 23 29
9 20 13 14 21 99 38 52
10 30 22 23 22 9 2 3
11 40 6 9 Total 728 364 514
12 19 6 10
B. ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATION CASES BY UNIONS INVOLVED
For statistical purposes, in the analysis of representation cases by
unions involved, the petitions filed by individuals were combined
with the petitions filed by unaffiliated unions. Only 17 petitions,
invilving 3,128 workers, which were filed by individuals, were on
docket during the year and it is assumed that many of these petitions
were filed by informal groups of employees which are, in effect,
unaffiliated unions.
Of the 4,419 representation cases on docket, 1,434 were cases filed
by A. F. of L. unions, 2,331 were cases filed by C. I. 0. unions, and
654 by unaffiliated unions. The workers involved in the petitions
filed by the three groups were 260,488 for the A. F. of L. affiliates,
1,015,216 for the C. I. 0. unions, and 212,945 for the unaffiliated
unions.
The Board, during the fiscal year 1937-38, disposed of 78.7 percent
of all the A. F. of L. cases on docket as against 71 percent for
C. I. 0. cases, and 57.2 percent of the cases filed by unaffiliated
unions.
Settlements before formal action was instituted were secured in
53.5 percent of all A. F. of L. cases closed. Of the 603 cases of
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