Common use of Right to Data Clause in Contracts

Right to Data. a. The UNION has the right to be furnished upon request and, to the extent not prohibited by law, data that is normally maintained by the agency in the regular course of business. The data must be reasonably available and necessary for full and proper discussion, understanding, and negotiation of subjects within the scope of collective bargaining. Data must not constitute guidance, advice, counsel, or training provided for management officials or supervisors, relating to collective bargaining. The EMPLOYER shall provide this information to the UNION upon written request. The Union must establish a particularized need, consistent with FLRA guidance, for information by stating with specificity: why it needs the information, how it will use the information, and how its use of the information relates to carrying out its representational responsibilities under the Statute. b. If the EMPLOYER denies a UNION request for data, the EMPLOYER shall give the