Did You Know?.....

Your Weingarten Rights?
Weingarten rights apply during investigatory interviews when a supervisor is questioning an employee to obtain information that could be used as grounds for discipline.When an employee believes such a meeting may lead to discipline, he/she has the right to request union representation.

These basic Weingarten rights stem from the Supreme Courts decision:

1. The employee must request representation before or during the meeting.
2. After an employee makes the request, the supervisor has these choices:
   • grant the request and wait for the union representatives arrival;
   • deny the request and end the meeting immediately; or
   • give the employee the choice of either ending the meeting or continuing without representation.
3. If the supervisor denies the request and continues to ask questions, the employee has a right to refuse to answer. In addition, the supervisor is committing an unfair labor practice.