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Union Request for Information 5 USC 7114(b)(4)Date:Name of Requesting Union:Union Contact Person (Position, mail stop/address, & phone number):Agency Contact Person (Position, mail stop/address, & phone number):Information Requested (Description of information requested; include whether personalidentifiers such as names social security numbers or other matters identifying individualemployees are included or may be deleted):Particularized Need: Specific statements explaining exactly why the union needs therequested information. (Explain exactly how the union intends to use the requestedinformation and how that use of the information relates to the union’s role as theexclusive representative. Include a specific statement for each type of informationrequested, as well as for the time period(s) encompassed by the request and the need forpersonal identifiers, if applicable.)Privacy Act: Do you know if the requested information is contained within a systemof records under the Privacy Act? (If so, identify that system of records.)What are the employee privacy interests in the information, which are behind theagency’s concern, in disclosing the information?Options: What are alternatives as to how the union may obtain the information itrequires while accommodating the agency’s anti-disclosure interests and anyemployee privacy interests. (The parties should explore alternative forms or means ofdisclosure. The parties should focus not on whether the union has statutory right tocertain information in the format requested, but rather what information does the unionrequire to adequately represent its members and how can that information be furnished toaccommodate competing agency anti-disclosure interests. If the agency’s concerns relateto the identification of particular employees, the parties should jointly explore alternativeways to release information without those personal identifiers; for example, can personalidentifiers be deleted and documents coded in a manner that allows for the grouping ofthe documents by category which does not identify individuals and which allows for lateridentification of the documents by category which does not identify individuals andwhich allows for later identification of the documents if further more targetedinformation is needed.) Consensus: The parties agree that the agency will furnish the following informationby the date, and in the format indicated
Please contact me if the agency requires further clarification of ur request or wantsto meet to discuss the request, or a format or means of furnishing this informationto the union, or the issues giving rise to this request
Union Request for Information 5 USC 7114(b)(4) Date: Name of Requesting Union: Union Contact Person (Position, mail stop/address, & phone number):Agency Contact Person (Position, mail …
To this end, the employer must furnish all information relevant to the union’s bargaining obligations. Specifically, employers must provide information that pertains to bargaining unit employees’ terms and conditions of employment. How Much Can a Union Request? However, in Crozer-Chester Medical Center v.
In conclusion, this case establishes a couple of important takeaways. First, it is unwise for employers to blanketly refuse to produce information in response to a union’s information request, unless such requests do not touch upon bargaining unit employee’s terms and conditions of employment.
When responding to an information request, asserting as a first response that requested information is irrelevant – whether as a delay tactic or in the hopes that the union will drop its request – is a risky move. Merely taking the position that presumptively relevant information is irrelevant can lead to an unfair labor practice finding.
The Union requests the following information relevant to the above named grievance: The names, seniority, and employment records of all employees who bid on the grinding job. Copies of all production or quality related warnings that any of the bidders have received in the last year.