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Originally Posted by calvin-c
So? I still don't see what's unfair about it. Undesirable, maybe, but not unfair. And the undesirability is from your own side. I'll agree that publishing the other side's offer might be unfair-but the issue being described (in the class) was the negotiating team publishing what they offered to management, e.g. your suggestion of trading off benefits for salary. I can see why they might not want to publish their offer, but I can't see what's unfair about it if they do so.
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"Unfair" in labor negotiations seems to be anything that bypasses or pressures the designated negotiators. They are supposed to be organization vs organization negotiations and not involve third parties, whether consumers or parts of the workforce.
Likewise, in business to business one purpose of NDAs is to keep external pressures (like from the workforce) from the process. How often do you see (for example) tire companies or battery companies leak "details" from their negotiations with Ford or Toyota to scare their employees and get positive press for themselves?
Two party negotiations don't get very far when a third party inserts itself in the middle or, worse, is drafted.