The Transparency of Labour Relations Boards in Canada and the United States documents the level of transparency of the 10 provincial Labour Relations Boards in Canada , the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States. All 12 of these LRBs deal with private-sector collective bargaining. Our intent is to measure and thereby encourage greater transparency and openness among Labour Relations Boards.Labour Relations Boards (LRBs) in Canada and the United States exert a great deal of authority and power in determining whether or not employees are collectively represented and what the subsequent relations between employers and unions will be like. It is, therefore, critical that LRBs operate in an open and transparent manner. This study is the first we know of that attempts to quantify the transparency of LRBs.

The Transparency of Labour Relations Boards in Canada and the United States documents the level of transparency of the 10 provincial Labour Relations Boards in Canada , the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States. All 12 of these LRBs deal with private-sector collective bargaining. Our intent is to measure and thereby encourage greater transparency and openness among Labour Relations Boards.