Disciplining and Investigating Union Employees

Summary

This practice note provides practical guidance on disciplining and investigating union employees. The practice note discusses just cause in union members' discharge and discipline cases, employees' rights to representation at employer interviews arising out of Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (referred to as a Weingarten right), and the Johnnie's Poultry warning notices, which employers should provide when they question employees on safeguarded subjects.