YOU HAVE RIGHTS AS A UNION MEMBER AND AS a worker!
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a Federal law that protects your job for up to 12 weeks if you or a family member becomes inured or ill and you cannot work because of your own illness or because you need to take care of a family member.
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NEW YORK PAID FAMILY LEAVE
New York Paid Family Leave (NYPFL) provides eligible employees job-protected, paid time off to bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child,
care for a family member with a serious health condition, or
assist loved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.
Paid Family Leave also provides:
job protection, continued health coverage, and protection from discrimination and retaliation.
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NJ PAID FAMILY LEAVE
Under the New Jersey Paid Family Leave law, You may apply for family leave insurance benefits if you are bonding with a newborn, newly adopted, or newly placed foster child. You may also apply if you are caring for a family member with a serious health condition.
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WEINGARTEN RIGHTS
Did you know that as a Union member, you have a right to have union representation at any interview or meeting that could lead to disciplinary action against you?
The Supreme Court case of National Labor Relations Board v. Weingarten, decided in 1975, established this basic entitlement and the procedures for when and how union reps may participate in interviews. Collectively, these rules are referred to as “Weingarten rights.”
So, if your company wants to “talk” to you about anything that you may feel could get you in trouble, tell them that you are exercising your Weingarten Rights and ask for your union representative. It’s your right as a Union Member!!!