Your Rights

Weingarten Rights

Your rights and working conditions are defined in your collective bargaining agreement (CBA, the "contract"). If you have any questions about it or need to file a complaint or grievance, please contact a Building Rep or the Building Rep or directly reach out to the Professional Rights & Responsibilities (PR&R) person for your Unit.
Especially if a grievance, reach out  ASAP. We only have 20 days to file those.

This is your right to have union representation with you at ANY meeting with an administrator at which YOU believe that discipline of any nature or dismissal could result. 
​If you have been told that the meeting could result in a disciplinary action, or have reason to believe it could, then respectfully request that a union representative be present.  This is a right that you must assert in order to exercise; the administrator is not required to inform you of it (good ones still do).  If you are denied union representation (told no, or are not allowed to reschedule) and respond to questions asked, then be as brief as possible and do not elaborate.  (If you choose not to answer, then you may be charged with insubordination.) If you were denied union representation, then that fact would be heavily used in your favor any future defense.