A GOOD UNION MEMBER KNOWS HIS OR HER RIGHTS
You have the right not to work behind any picket line.
You have the right to decide for yourself whether to walk off a job being picketed.
You understand that your trade may be under attack next.
You know that a two-gate system means a picket line and you have the right not to work no matter how many gates the employer sets up.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORK BEHIND A DOUBLE GATEGOOD UNION MEMBERS RESPECT PICKET LINES
A Good union member is extremely careful when confronted with a picket line situation. When a picket line is established on a job where you are working:
You leave. You do not talk. You just leave.
You do not hang around near the job.
You read the picket signs as you leave.
You know that once a picket line is established your business agents and other union officers are legally gagged and handcuffed from giving advice pertaining to that job. They can only tell you if the picket line is authorized or not.
You do not allow yourself to be drawn into any conversations with anyone at the job site.
YOUR OTHER RIGHTS
If you may be facing discipline, read the message listed below to the supervisor and call your union representative immediately. You are not required to meet without a steward and should not do so. If you are suspended, call the union office immediately.
"If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated or cause an effect on my personal working conditions. I respectfully request that my Union Representative, Officer or Steward be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion."
You have the right not to work behind any picket line.
You have the right to decide for yourself whether to walk off a job being picketed.
You understand that your trade may be under attack next.
You know that a two-gate system means a picket line and you have the right not to work no matter how many gates the employer sets up.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WORK BEHIND A DOUBLE GATEGOOD UNION MEMBERS RESPECT PICKET LINES
A Good union member is extremely careful when confronted with a picket line situation. When a picket line is established on a job where you are working:
You leave. You do not talk. You just leave.
You do not hang around near the job.
You read the picket signs as you leave.
You know that once a picket line is established your business agents and other union officers are legally gagged and handcuffed from giving advice pertaining to that job. They can only tell you if the picket line is authorized or not.
You do not allow yourself to be drawn into any conversations with anyone at the job site.
YOUR OTHER RIGHTS
If you may be facing discipline, read the message listed below to the supervisor and call your union representative immediately. You are not required to meet without a steward and should not do so. If you are suspended, call the union office immediately.
"If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated or cause an effect on my personal working conditions. I respectfully request that my Union Representative, Officer or Steward be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion."