Communication, Information Sharing, and Information Requests Sample Clauses

Communication, Information Sharing, and Information Requests. A. The Union shall have the right to communicate with Bargaining Unit employees. In accordance with GSA and Agency facilities and cybersecurity rules, regulations, and policies, the Union may use Agency email systems, physical and electronic bulletin boards, desk drops, phones, signage etc., to communicate with employees. B. The Agency shall annually inform the employees of their right to Union representation. The Union has a right to inform employees of their right to Union representation. C. Information Requests 1. Union information requests must be sent to Agency representatives (or their designees) according to the contacts identified in the Recognition and Unit Description Article. 2. If the Agency disputes whether the Union has articulated a particularized need for an information request, the Agency will state this to the Union in writing. 3. Upon request by either party, the parties will meet at a mutually agreed upon date to discuss the status of the request. This meeting will generally occur within seven (7) workdays from receipt of the information request. 4. The parties will discuss at the meeting as applicable: a. The option of the Agency to provide staggered partial responses; b. Known challenges or concerns the Agency has with providing the information; and c. The Union limiting its request to facilitate a response. 5. The Agency will comply with its statutory obligation to respond to requests in a reasonable amount of time. 6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the Union’s statutory rights to information under 7114(b)(4) or employees’ rights to privacy as provided by law. 7. The Agency will respond to information requests in a similar manner to the numbering or subject matter designations used in the original request. D. Upon request, the Agency will provide AFGE with existing current electronic organizational charts for each organizational unit showing the chain of command. This request should be made according to the points of contact identified in the Recognition and Unit Description Article.