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STEWARD’S LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Examples of information you have the right to receive (as long as it
is relevant to the particular workplace matter you are working on)
include:
l Personnel files
l Attendance records

l Discipline records To: Hugh Head, Human
Resources
l Job descriptions From: Jane Union, Steward
Date: August 1, 2013
l Performance reviews
To investigate a possible
l Payroll records grievance in Dept. A,
l Equipment specifications, I request the following
injury logs, Material information:
Safety Data Sheets, etc. 1) Current seniority list
for Dept. A
l Seniority lists
2) List of overtime
l Management assignments made in the
correspondence past three months in Dept. A

l Time study records Please provide this
information by August 8.
l Bargaining notes
Sincerely,
To document your requests Jane Union
for information, always
make your request in writing. Date and sign the request and keep a
copy for our union’s files.
What if management refuses or stalls on providing
information?
If management refuses or fails to provide information in a timely
manner, our union may need to apply pressure through workplace
actions, a grievance (if your contract also includes your rights to
information) or an “unfair labor practice” (a complaint under the NLRA).
Management refusals of relevant information requests are violations of
labor law and can be grounds for a labor board charge.
Your contract or “past practice” may include additional rights,
such as:
l Designated space to post union literature on workplace bulletin

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