Investigations
The employee can't remember the legal term for this right, but asks to have a union representative present during the investigatory interview. Name the term for this “right”.
What is Weingarten?
A grievance concerns a violation of this document.
What is the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)?
Union employees have the right to refuse directive from management if they believe it is a violation of the CBA.
True or False?
False
Employees are expected to follow management directives. If an employee believes the directive to be unfair or a violation of the contract, he/she can file a grievance at a later date.
Union Representatives/Stewards are legally required to be truthful in their communications with management. They must also represent the CBA and their members accurately to management.
True or False?
False
What is the name of the character who plays the HR rep in The Office.
Toby
The term used for an employee refusing to cooperate in an investigation.
What is insubordination?
This Article of the CBA states that grievances must be filed within 13 days of after the circumstances giving rise to when the grievance first occurred.
Article 22 - Any grievances filed outside of the 13 days is UNTIMELY
These rights include the right to direct, plan and control operations, to determine the number of employees to be employed, and to determine the means, methods, work rules and schedules of operation.
Management Rights, Article 20
Union employees may request information pertaining to a fellow union member.
True or False?
False
Only Stewards may request information and it must be relevant.
In this 2019 film, Robert Di Niro plays a Teamster.
The Irishman
Employees do not have a legal right to have a union representative present at these types of meetings.
What are disciplinary meetings (When the discipline is issued to an employee)?
Either the union or management can request this during grievance meetings in order to get time to speak with their sides privately.
What is requesting a caucus?
The number of days that make up a new union member's probationary period.
60 Calendar Days
Article 32
A union must represent all of its members, even when an employee has violated policy because the union wants to meet this legal obligation to employees in the bargaining unit. What is this duty called?
Duty of Fair Representation
The name of an inflatable rat that unions may use during strikes/protests as a mascot.
Scabby the Rat
While union stewards may request information from the employer, the employer has the right to ask for the relevancy of the information requested.
True or False?
True
Grievants shall endeavor to include in the grievance the facts, the Article(s) of this agreement believed violated, and the relief sought. Each grievance submitted must bear the signature of a shop steward or other Union official.
True or False
True
This article states "The Employer will provide a fixed weekly schedule of working days, shifts and days off which schedule shall not be changed by the Employer without giving one week’s notice (7 days) to the employee affected."
Article 6, Hours and Overtime
This article states "The Union representative shall try to engage with employees, including dining room employees, while the employees are on their break; shall not interfere with employees in the performance of their duties; and shall not engage in group or prolonged discussions in public (guest) areas."
Article 17, Visits by Union Representatives
In this Seinfeld episode, George's father celebrates this made up holiday which includes practices such as "the airing of grievances" and "feats of strength". What is this holiday called?
Festivis
If an employee refuses a drug test when management has reasonable suspension to believe he/she is under the influence, what should management do?
What is call security?
This term should be included in all settlements/ agreements so that the union cannot claim that a certain practice was created.
What is non-precedent setting?
If any shop stewards or union employees start making unsubstantiated accusations and inappropriate remarks to a manager, what shouldn't the manager do?
A manager should not start arguing with the union. Do not take the bait.
Management cannot discipline union stewards for their actions because it would be seen as retaliation.
True or False?
False
During Bobby Kennedy's tenure as the US Attorney General, he made it his mission to send this union president to prison.
Jimmy Hoffa