{"id":144,"date":"2025-01-08T17:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T20:34:25","slug":"your-right-to-representation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/?page_id=144","title":{"rendered":"Your Right to Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All Union Members Have the Right to Representation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are ever called to an interview meeting with your supervisor or manager so they can investigate a situation that might result in discipline, you have specific representational rights. These rights are summarized below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. You have the right to have a Union steward present (any available steward is eligible to represent you at a meeting)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If you want a Union steward there, you must ask for one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. If you do not know why your manager wants to meet with you, ask him\/her if it is a meeting that could result in disciplinary action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. If your manager refuses to allow you to bring a Union steward, repeat your request in front of a witness. Do not refuse to attend a meeting, but do not answer any questions either. Take notes. Once the meeting is over, call your Union steward at once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. You have the right to speak privately with your Union steward before the meeting and during the meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Your Union steward has the right to play an active role in the meeting. S\/he is not just a witness. The Union steward must be informed of the subject matter of the interview \u2013 type of misconduct being investigated \u2013 prior to the meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These rights are called \u201cWeingarten Rights\u201d and are based on a 1975 Supreme Court decision (NLRB vs. J. Weingarten).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If called to a meeting with management, make the following statement to the manager \/ supervisor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIf this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Union steward be present at this meeting. Without Union representation, I choose not to respond to any questions or statements or participate in this discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    All Union Members Have the Right to Representation If you are ever called to an interview meeting with your supervisor or manager so they can investigate a situation that might result in discipline, you have specific representational rights. These rights are summarized below: These rights are called \u201cWeingarten Rights\u201d and are based on a 1975 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-144","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pfnhp.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}