SEIU Local 1199WI

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Information: You have a right to know

If you are a representative of your union, you have an absolute right to information your employer would rather you did not see. Under the Federal law, an employer must make every effort to supply the union with any and all documents, data and facts it deems relevant for contract bargaining or grievances. Any information that might be relevant or even lead to the identification of something relevant must be supplied.

The following is a list of some of the information that representatives of the union have a right to demand from employers.

Accident reports
Attendance records
Customer complaints
Disciplinary records
Employer manuals, guidelines and policies (including internal policies)
Evaluations
Investigative reports
Investigatory files

Job descriptions
Memos
Payroll records
Personnel files
Schedules
Seniority lists
Supervisor notes
Time cards
Work rules