DATE:      November 2009

TO: Interested Parties

FROM: Brent Mullin, Chair

RE: Labour Relations Board - Third Quarter Report (2009)

Attached are the following statistical tables:

TABLE 1: Applications and complaints filed and disposed of in the first three quarters of 2009 and a comparison to the same period in 2008.

TABLE 1A: Certification applications and certification cancellations granted in the first three quarters of 2009 - analyzed by major industry groups (includes number of affected employees).

TABLE 1B: Certification applications and certification cancellations granted in the first three quarters of 2009 - analyzed by union (includes the number of applications filed and the number of applications granted).

TABLE 2: Certification applications and certification cancellations filed and decided (i.e., resulted in a 'granted' or 'dismissed' ruling) in the first three quarters of 2009.

TABLE 2A: Certification applications and certification cancellations granted - analyzed by size of bargaining unit.

TABLE 3: Applications to cancel certifications disposed of in the first three quarters of 2009 and a comparison to the same period in 2008 (includes type of applicant).

/lma