By Robert Schwartz
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Whether you're a new union steward, or simply want to bone up on your legal knowledge for an upcoming campaign, The Legal Rights of Union Stewards is welcome addition to your library. The easy to navigate book is a primer on your rights as a steward and walks you through all the basics from the National Labor Relations Act to the grievance process to Weingarten rights.
The following are the kinds of questions The Legal Rights of Union Stewards tackles:
When can you call your boss a liar?
Can a manager warn you for soliciting grievances?
Do Weingarten rights apply when an employer telephones an employee?
Can a criminal conviction bar a union member from running for union office?
Can a union settle a grievance without the employees' consent?
When a company adopts a drug testing policy, does it have to bargain with the union?
Can a steward be sued for slander?
How can the union obtain the personnel records of supervisors?
Can a union be sued if a steward fails to file a grievance on time?
Can an employee settle a grievance privately with management?
Can an employer adopt a new work rule without bargaining?
If a union argues that an employee has been unfairly disciplined in comparison to treatment given to others, can the employer increase the discipline given to the other employees?
If an employer plans to change work duties of an employee, must it bargain with the union beforehand?
Can a steward advise a worker to refuse a job assignment?
Can a supervisor tell a steward to “shut up” during a grievance meeting?
Chapter topics include:
The National Labor Relations Act
The special status of union stewards
The grievance process
Right to information
Weingarten rights
Midterm changes
Duty of fair representation
Other federal labor laws
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160 pages.
Price: $15.00
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