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Please click the link to view the unoffical list of candidates for the March 12 Elections for the Elections Committee.

Unofficial List of Candidates for March 12 Elections for the Elections Committee

This week is the last week to vote early for the Texas Primary Election. You do not have to vote at your assigned precincts to vote in Bexar County.  

https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/4572/Early-Voting-Locations-and-Hours-of-Operation-PDF

Vote for the candidate that will best represent you and public education. 

Here are the Texas AFT & Texas AFL-CIO endorsed candidates. 

It is important to know and utilize your rights as a union member.
Did you know that you have the right to Union representation during an investigatory interview? If you think you are going to be interviewed by your supervisors, that it could result in some kind of discipline, you have the right to union representation during interview.
But these" Weingarten rights" should be claimed by you because depending on the terms of your contract, your supervisor may not have an obligation to inform you of your right to Union representation.

What is an Investigatory Interview?

An Investigatory interview is one in which a supervisor questions an employee to obtain information which could be used as a basis for discipline or asks an employee to defend his/her conduct.
If employee has a reasonable belief that discipline or discharge may result from what
sh/he says, the employee has right to request Union representation.

An employee should state to the employer that he/she wants a Union representative present; depending on the terms of the bargaining unit contract, the employer may not have an obligation to ask the employee if she/he wants a representative.

Weingarten Rules

When an Investigatory interview occurs, the following rules apply:
Rule1-You must make a clear request for Union representation before or during interview. You can't be punished for making this request.

Rule 2- After you make the request, your supervisor has 3 options. S/he must either:
a. Grant the request and delay the interview until the Union representative arrives and had a chance to consult privately with the employee: or
b. Deny the request and end the interview immediately; or
c.Give the employee a Choice of: 1) having the interview without representation or
2) ending the interview

Rule 3- If the supervisor denies your request and continues to ask questions, this is an unfair labor practice and you have the right to refuse to answer. You cannot be disciplined for such refusal but are required to sit there until the supervisor terminates the interview. Leaving before this happens may constitute punishable insubordination.

While this is an important right to have, it is not always applicable. An employee has NO right to the presence of a Union representative where:

1. The meeting is merely for the purpose of conveying work instructions, training or communicating needed corrections in the employee's work techniques.

2. The employee is assured by the employer prior to the interview that no discipline or employment consequences can result from the interview.

3. The employer has reached a final decision to impose certain discipline on the employee prior to the interview, and the purpose of the interview is to inform the employee of the discipline or to impose it.

4. Any conversation or discussion about the previously determined discipline which is initiated by the employee and without employer encouragement or instigation after the employee is informed of the action.
Even in the above circumstances, you can still ask for representation. Most employers will permit a representative to attend even when not required to.

Published by the Clearwater TRIF UNIT

Click to Read the March 2020 Issue of A C.U.T. Above

2020 HFT Elections Committee:  860-249-7629

Harry Hall-Chair:  hcubed78@gmail.com

Ray Yackel

Iris Rojas

Marie Thibodeau

Lauren Heim

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*If you are seeking advice for a concern but are not a member, we are limited in the assistance we can offer for any situations that began prior to joining Northside AFT. 

Saturday February 29th (yes, it's a leap year!!!), AFT-CT is hosting a legislative conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford (you can park in the LOB garage for free).  It is a private event held at the LOB for A&R/AFT-CT members to meet and listen to State Senators and Representatives about the current legislative agenda.  This is your opportunity to hear and interact with legislators directly to see what they intend to accomplish in this legislative session.  The event is free and runs from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 29, 2020.  Breakfast and coffee are se

Northside AFT is now accepting applications for our Spring 2020 Leadership Academy.