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Turn a Disciplinary Meeting into an Organizing Opportunity
The Labor Notes Podcast
20 minutes
1 month ago
Turn a Disciplinary Meeting into an Organizing Opportunity
Union members have Weingarten rights, stemming from a Supreme Court ruling in 1975, to ask for a steward at any meeting they believe could lead to discipline. Stewards can do a lot to support members in these meetings, and also organize against patterns of unfair discipline.Labor Notes Organizer Kari Thompson, who leads some of our Stewards’ Workshops, joins the pod.