Tip Tuesday: 5 Ways You Must Fulfill Duty to Provide Information During Negotiations
An employer’s failure to adequately respond to an information request made by a union can lead to Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges and litigation. Here are five ways you can fulfill your legal obligation to provide information during negotiations:
- Union and company financial experts should work together to share critical bargaining information
- Do not provide intentionally vague or incomplete responses
- Cooperate with requests and return information promptly
- Provide answers that are relevant to the bargaining you are engaged in
- Union and company financial experts should meet periodically to compare costing models and work together to solve differences in the models