Operations In Fiscal Year 1988 - National Labor Relations Board

Operations in Fiscal Year 1988 5CHART NO 3DISPOSITION PATTERN FOR UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CASES(BASED ON CASES CLOSED'FISCAL YEAR 1989mrissALs[BEFORE cOMP_AINT133 1SETTLEMENTSAND ADJUSTMENTS31 5 XKARD ORDERS INCONTESTr:CASES _!J2 6%DISPOS:TMNS1 D Iy CON TES T ED CASES REACHING BOARD MEMBERS FOR DECIS:ONSnot found, the Regional Director dismisses the charge or it iswithdrawn by the charging party. If the charge has merit, theRegional Director seeks voluntary settlement or adjustment bythe parties to the case to remedy the apparent violation; however,if settlement efforts fail, the case goes to hearing before anNLRB administrative law judge and, lacking settlement at laterstages, on to decision by the five-member Board.More than 90 percent of the unfair labor practice cases filedwith the NLRB in the field offices are disposed of in a median ofsome 40 days without the necessity of formal litigation before theBoard. Less than 5 percent of the cases go through to Board decision.