Operations In Fiscal Year 1988 - National Labor Relations Board

10 Fifty-Third Annual Report of the National Labor Relations Board7ISCALYEAR1978 711111MYM1979 —ffill11111M111198C198 Ili/CHART NO. 5LN = AIR LABOR PRACT:CE MER:T =ACTORPERCENT5 1 0 1 .5 20 25 30 35 4,C 45 50 557IMO982 1Y1LLIIII1983 —"V1984 ii,,,.///pl,.////,1985 liN/1/7/1F-64://71966 -V61//g/L4E3711,748 7 - hfilii,// 2° 71://h11,388 -\WIVNiiii7-cLY/11/1222TSESs,-,L,NE„sCASES IN.„ ....s-„,,s 11111•TOTALMERFAC70R (XI34 034 535 733 732 23433 632 834 834 436 72. Representation CasesThe NLRB received 7898 representation and related case petitionsin fiscal 1988, compared with 7596 such petitions a yearearlier.The 1988 total consisted of 6092 petitions that the NLRB conductsecret-ballot elections where workers select or reject unionsto represent them in collective bargaining; 1256 petitions to decertifyexisting bargaining agents; 165 deauthorization petitionsfor referendums on rescinding a union's authority to enter intounion-shop contracts; and 348 petitions for unit clarification todetermine whether certain classifications of employees should beincluded in or excluded from existing bargaining units. Additionally,37 amendment of certification petitions were filed.During the year, 7611 representation and related cases wereclosed, compared with 7574 in fiscal 1987. Cases closed included5846 collective-bargaining election petitions; 1264 decertificationelection petitions; 156 requests for deauthorization polls; and 345petitions for unit clarification and amendment of certification.(Chart 14 and Tables 1 and 1B.)The overwhelming majority of elections conducted by theNLRB resulted from some form of agreement by the parties onwhen, where, and among whom the voting should occur. Suchagreements are encouraged by the Agency. In 16.3 percent of