If you are called to a meeting with management that you suspect will be disciplinary in nature, you have the right to request union representation under the U. S. Supreme Court ruling, Weingarten Rights (NLRB v. Weingarten.).

If in a meeting with management you are questioned to obtain information and you have reasonable apprehension that your answers could be used as a basis for discipline or other adverse action, it is your responsibility to ask to reschedule the meeting or resume when your union representative is present. If you choose to remain, you may refuse to answer.

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In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

Welcome New Members!

The Dearborn Federation of School Employees AFT Local 4750 (DFSE) represents the collective bargaining interests of non-instructional and non-administrative employees of the Dearborn Public Schools.

As a non-instructional or non-administrative employee of the Dearborn Public Schools, your employment contract is negotiated by the DFSE and you are represented by the DFSE regardless of whether you choose to become a member and pay union dues or decline membership.

When you enroll as a member of the DFSE, you have the right to participate in the democratic governing process of the union, including the right to vote on various referenda, serve on committees, and run for office. By choosing membership, you build and strengthen your employment rights and your contract.

Non-members continue to be covered by the contract, but do not have the right to determine how the DFSE operates, to run for office, or to vote on referenda or ratify the contract.

*** Complete this form to enroll as a DFSE AFT Local 4750 member. *** Please note that you pay union dues only during the months you are scheduled to work.

Please reach out to Al Lerini (lerinia@dearbornschools.org) or Khitam Rabadi (rabadik@dearbornschools.org) if you need any assistance.
 

In addition to being an active member in your local union, we also have AFT Membership Benefits.