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Know Your Rights on the Job… Weingarten Rights
DID YOU KNOW??? One advantage of union membership is the protection afforded by Weingarten Rights. Established by the 1975 Supreme Court decision in NLRB v. Weingarten, Inc., these rights grant employees the ability to request union representation during interviews or meetings that they believe may result in disciplinary action. In such circumstances, employees have the right to state, “If this discussion could lead to me being disciplined, I want my Union Representative to be present.” At this point, the employer is required to pause questioning until the representative arrives. Understanding and invoking this right is essential for safeguarding employee interests both in and out of the workplace. Just as legal representation is fundamental in police investigations or court proceedings, having union representation ensures that employees are supported and informed about their rights during potentially consequential workplace discussions. The onus is on the employee to invoke this right. Today, only employees who are in a union have Weingarten rights. For a few years, however, this right applied to everyone. In 2000, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) extended Weingarten rights to all employees, whether or not they were in a union. Non-union employees were entitled to ask that a coworker be present at investigatory interviews. However, the NLRB reversed itself in 2004, going back to its previous interpretation that only union members have Weingarten rights. Click below for more information: https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/weingarten-rights https://region2b.uaw.org/member-resources/weingarten-rights
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Red Shirt Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, we gather not just to mark a day on the calendar, but to dedicate a tradition that carries meaning, unity and solidarity. Red Shirt Wednesday is more than a symbol; it is a statement of who we are and what we stand for. Red is the color of strength, courage and passion. It reminds us of the energy we bring to our work, the resilience we show in challenges and the compassion we extend to one another. So today, as we dedicate Red Shirt Wednesday, let us remember every shirt is a voice, a call and every Wednesday is an opportunity to stand together. May this tradition remind us that unity and solidarity are not built in grand gestures alone, but in the simple, consistent choices we make—week after week. Submitted by Sara Noonan, U.A.W. Local 2000 Communication and Organizing Committees
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02-10-25 & 02-17-25 Bulletin H Line Days
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01-27-25 & 02-03-25 H Line Nights
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02-17-21 Bulletin – H Line Nights
INFORMATION BULLETIN www.uawlocal2000 FEBRUARY 17, 2021 OHAP – H LINE NIGHTS – UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. Please follow the instructions below: File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2100032. Your last day worked is 02/19/2021 and your return to work date is 03/01/2021. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site a total of TWO (2) TIMES: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 – Open or restart application for benefits SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 – Claim layoff week (week ending 02/27/2021) PLEASE NOTE: Since you were recently laid off, you will likely have an issue with choosing the CORRECT week you need to reopen your application. If the correct date IS NOT listed, hang up or log out and call your processing center because they will need to reset your weeks. When you call them, be sure to tell them you need them to reopen your APPLICATION or they will open a claim for the WRONG WEEK. Please keep trying to get through because we can’t fix the “wrong date” issue here at the union hall. That is a glitch in the ODJFS’s system. Calling your processing center is the only way to get that issue fixed. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 BS:ll/opeiu1794
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02-10-21 Bulletin H Line Days
INFORMATION BULLETIN – www.uawlocal2000 – FEBRUARY 11, 2021 H LINE DAYS – UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. Please follow the instructions below: File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2100029. Your last day worked is 02/12/2021 and your return to work date is 03/01/2021. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site a total of THREE (3) TIMES: 1. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS 2. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/20/2021) 3. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/27/2021) PLEASE NOTE: Since you were laid off recently, you will likely have an issue with choosing the week you need to reopen your application. If the correct date IS NOT listed, hang up or log out and call your processing center because they will need to reset your weeks. When you call them, be sure to tell them you need them to reopen your application or they will reopen a claim for the WRONG WEEK. While getting through is difficult, the alternative of not getting paid for the week will probably be more difficult. Please keep trying to get through because we can’t fix the “wrong date” issue here at the union hall. That is a glitch in the ODJFS’s system. Calling your processing center is the only way to get that fixed. Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 BS:ll/opeiu1794
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01-19-21 Bulletin – H Line Both Shifts & H Body
INFORMATION BULLETIN www.uawlocal2000 JANUARY 19, 2021 H LINE NIGHTS – UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. Please follow the instructions below: File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2100008. For unemployment purposes, your last day worked is 01/22/2021 and your return to work date is 02/15/2021. We have Martin Luther King Jr. Day off as a paid holiday, so you will actually return to work on Tuesday, January 19th. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site a total of FOUR (4) TIMES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 01/30/2021) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/06/2021) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/13/2021) H LINE DAYS – UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. Please follow the instructions below: File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2100008. For unemployment purposes, your last day worked is 01/22/2021 and your return to work date is 02/08/2021. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site a total of THREE (3) TIMES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 01/30/2021) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/06/2021) H LINE BODY – UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. Please follow the instructions below: File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2100008. For unemployment purposes, your last day worked is 01/22/2021 as you will receive short work week for week ending 01/23/2021 as long as you worked the previous week. Currently, your expected return to work date is 02/01/2021. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site at least TWO (2) TIMES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 01/30/2021) If you do not return to work on 02/01/2021, continue filing each Sunday thereafter until you return to work. Example: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/06/2021) Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794
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01-14-21 Bulletin – H Line (Both Shifts)
INFORMATION BULLETIN – www.uawlocal2000.org – JANUARY 19, 2021 File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays. Please follow the instructions below: H – NIGHT SHIFT File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 210008. For unemployment purposes, your last day worked is 01/22/2021 and your return to work date is 02/15/21. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site a total of FOUR (4) TIMES: 1. SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS 2. SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 01/30/2021) 3. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/06/2021) 4. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/13/21) H – DAY SHIFT File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 210008. For unemployment purposes, your last day worked is 01/22/2021 and your return to work date is 02/08/21. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site a total of THREE (3) TIMES: 1. SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS 2. SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 01/30/2021) 3. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/06/2021) H – BODY File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 210008. For unemployment purposes, your last day worked is 01/22/2021 for unemployment purposes as you will receive short work week for week ending 01/23/21 as long as you had worked the previous week. Currently your expected return to work date is 02/01/21. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site starting Jan 24 and each additional week that you are laid off. 1. SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS 2. SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 01/30/2021) If you do not return to work on February 02/01/21 continue this process below. 3. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2021 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 02/06/2021) Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2 Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5 BS:ll/opeiu1794