Weingarten Rights

The right of an employee to have union representation at investigatory interviews was announced by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 1975 case (NLRB vs. Weingarten, Inc. 420 U.S. 251, 88 LRRM 2689). These rights have become known as the Weingarten rights.

You have a right to have union representation present in any meeting with administrators that you feel may be investigatory or could result in discipline. This representative doesn't have to be an officer, it can be your building rep or in some cases, any union member you choose.  

If you are ever in a meeting and you feel uncomfortable say, "I need to postpone this meeting until I can have a representative present.  

Employers violate the National Labor Relations Agreement if they proceed with an investigatory interview or disciplinary meeting while refusing an employee's request or retaliate against them for making the request.

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Personnel File

Personnel file review
Nothing should ever be put in your personnel file without your permission. You have the right to inspect the personnel file at your convenience.  Talk to a building rep about how to protect your personnel file and your reputation!

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CT Statute Sec. 10-151a. states:

Access of teacher to supervisory records and reports in personnel file. Each professional employee certified by the State Board of Education and employed by any local or regional board of education shall be entitled to knowledge of, access to, and, upon request, a copy of supervisory records and reports of competence, personal character and efficiency maintained in such employee's personnel file with reference to evaluation of performance as a professional employee of such board of education.