EMPLOYER REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH; REFUSAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION – In General

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An employer’s duty to provide information abides even where third party privacy rights are concerned, because “a union’s unique representational functions gives it a right to arguably private information.” [Citation.] When a union seeks information that implicates “significant privacy rights of third parties,” the employer may not simply refuse to provide the information but must instead “meet and negotiate in good faith to accommodate all legitimate competing interests.” [Citation.] (p. 7.)