Thread: Weingarten Rights Quiz (Please take)

For Weingarten to apply there must be several conditions or tests to be met. The employer must be conducting an investigatory interview (or questioning a worker) to obtain information that could lead to discipline.

Weingarten Rights: “If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I request that my union representative, officer, or steward be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any question.

“This is my right under a U.S. Supreme Court decision called Weingarten.”

Weingarten Rights Quiz


This one was pretty darn informative.
Weingarten Rights Quiz

U.S. Supreme Court

NLRB v. WEINGARTEN, INC., 420 U.S. 251 (1975)

420 U.S. 251
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. J. WEINGARTEN, INC.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.

No. 73-1363.

Argued November 18, 1974.
Decided February 19, 1975.

NLRB v. WEINGARTEN, INC.

In 1975 the United States Supreme Court, in the case of NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc., 420 U.S. 251 (1975), upheld a NLRB decision that employees have a right to union representation at investigatory interviews. These rights have become known as the Weingarten Rights.
During an investigatory interview, the Supreme Court ruled that the following rules apply:

RULE 1: The employee must make a clear request for union representation before or during the interview. The employee cannot be punished for making this request.

RULE 2: After the employee makes the request, the employer must choose from among three options. The Employer must either: grant the request and delay questioning until the union representative arrives and has a chance to consult privately with the employee; deny the request and end the interview immediately; or give the employee a choice of having the interview without representation or ending the interview.

RULE 3: If the employer denies the request for union representation, and continues to ask questions, it commits an unfair labor practice and the employee has a right to refuse to answer. The employer may not discipline the employee for such a refusal.

Originally Posted by Dockworker

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