When Do You Have To ‘Open The Books’ For A Union?

Unions generally are entitled to broad categories of information from employers regarding their members’ terms and conditions of employment. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has come down hard on employers who fail to provide unions with relevant information upon request. As demonstrated by a recent case, however, there are limits on the types of information a union presumptively is entitled to under the National Labor Relations Act, including a company’s financial information.