1 - National Labor Relations Board

Operations in Fiscal Year 1969 19
of the 90 deauthorization elections, while they maintained the
right in 36 other elections, which covered 2,935 employees. (See
table 12.) .
By voluntary agreement of parties involved, 6,405 stipulated
and consent elections were conducted. These were 79 percent of
the total elections, compared with 78 percent in fiscal 1968. (See
table 11.)
Although fewer elections were won by unions in 1969, as compared
with 1968, more employees-526,419—exercised their right
to vote. This was an increase of 19,647 voters, about 4 percent
above the previous year. For all types of elections, the average
number of employees voting, per establishment, was 66. About
three-fourths of collective-bargaining elections each involved 59
or fewer employees. There was about the same average of 59 employees
for the decertification elections. (See tables 11 and 17.)
In decertification elections, unions won in 99, lost in 194. Unions
retained the right of representation of 12,422 employees in
the 99 elections won. Unions lost the right of representation of
9,349 employees in the 194 elections in which they did not win.
As to size of bargaining units involved, unions won in units averaging
126 employees and lost in units averaging 48 employees.
(See table 13.)
The average number of employees per election on the question
of union-shop deauthorization was 29 where deauthorization was
voted, and 82 where authorization was continued. (See table 12.)
d. Decisions Issued
There were 4,387 decisions issued by the Agency in fiscal 1969,
a 7-percent increase over the 4,107 decisions of fiscal 1968. Board
Members issued 1,922 in 2,467 cases-224 more than the 1,698 of
1968. Regional directors issued 2,465 in 2,619 cases, a gain of 56
over the 2,409 in 1968.
Trial examiners issued 929 decisions and recommended orders
in fiscal 1969, a 1.5-percent decline from the 943 of fiscal 1968.
(See chart 8.) Trial examiners in 1969 also issued 22 backpay
decisions (24 in 1968) and 16 supplemental decisions (21 in 1968).
(See table 3A.)
In 1969 Board Members and regional directors issued 4,171
decisions involving 4,836 unfair labor practice and representation
cases. (See chart 13.) The Board and regional directors issued
216 decisions in 250 cases regarding clarification of employee
bargaining units, amendments to union representation certifications,
and union-shop deauthorization cases.