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Your rights as an union worker - (5)
Sample letters for union workers - (2)
  Your rights as an union worker
 
   The LMRDA and the Union Members' Bill of Rights This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act, is the federal law that provides rights for most private sector union members, including postal workers and those covered by the Railway Labor Act.
By: Association for Union Democracy
  
   
   National Labor Relations Board: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (Separate Website)
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency vested with the power to safeguard employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative. The agency also acts to prevent and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions.
By: National Labor Relations Board
  
   
   Cyber-Democracy for Unionists: Your Legal Rights Online (Separate Website)
This describes your basic rights as a union member when "on-line" or using e-mail.
By: Association for Union Democracy
  
   
   Your Job, Your Rights: An introductory pamphlet on grievances and union representation (Separate Website)
Basic information about unions, contracts and related issues, including some examples showing how you can use your rights as a union member to solve problems on the job.
By: Association for Union Democracy
  
   
   Where to File Complaints (Separate Website)
Information on how to contact different government agencies in order to file complaints relating to your job, including problems such as unpaid wages, labor relations, discrimination, health and safety etc.
By: Association for Union Democracy
  
   
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  Sample letters for union workers
 
   Sample Letters to Adapt and Use (Separate Website)
Included here are some sample letters that you change and use for your own problem or issue. Some examples shown here are a letter to get a copy of your contract and a letter to file a grievance.
By: Association for Union Democracy
  
   
   English/Arabic Legal Glossary This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: Legal Glossary of Sacramento

    Read this in: Arabic / العربية
  
   
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