One of the most important people in any union is the union steward. He is the face of the union to most members and to the company. He is the chief enforcer of the contract and the members' representative to management. This page is designed to provide the union steward with a ready reference tool to help him in his important job.
Weingarten Rights. In 1975, in NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc, the U.S. Supreme Court defined the rights of employees in the presence of union representatives during investigatory interviews. Since that case involved a clerk being investigated by the Weingarten Company, these rights have become known as Weingarten rights.
Weingarten Rights have been extended to non-union workplaces. The NLRB ruled July 10, 2000, in Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Ohio, Slip Opinion No. 331-92, Case No. 8-CA-28169, that Weingarten Rights also apply to non-union workplaces. [NLRB website and opinion]
Weingarten Applied. Examples of Weingarten Rights applied on the job.
Links To Other Helpful Sites
On-Line Stewards Manual is a good page by Linda Mathews, President of Local Union 1613, Kansas City. Lots of good useful help for the Steward.
Comparison of "Due Process" and "Just Cause"
Winning Past Practice Grievances
NLRB Decisions From the NLRB website in searchable database.
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