• What Is Recent Enforcement?

    By L. Spriggs Employers are notoriously famous for mismanaging workplaces, especially when it comes to discipline. This mismanagement generally works in favor of union members since employees can't be...

  • What Is Substantial Evidence?

    By L. Spriggs Your employer can't discipline you for violating a rule or standard if they don't have substantial and credible evidence to justify the discipline. ​ In his book titled Just Cause: A Union...

  • What Are Just Cause Standards?

    By L. Spriggs Just Cause Standards: How Unions Defend Their Members Against Unfair Discipline Let’s say you’ve been through the process of being called to the principal’s office for some infraction, you’ve...

  • What Is Prior Notice

    By L. Spriggs In a nutshell, your employer can't discipline you for violating a rule or standard if they haven't made clear what the rule or standard is by notifying you prior to the offensive behavior....

  • Who should represent you, and how?

    By L. Spriggs [Image description] We would all benefit as a union if everyone were knowledgeable enough to advocate on behalf of a fellow member at a moment’s notice. Technically, any member mayrepresent...