Posted by Ken F., kdfunion1@aol.com, on 10/15/01

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I wrote a letter to the President of the Michigan Education
Association. This letter criticised the employer, the local
president and the corrupt relationship between union and
employer. I sent a copy of this letter to the same local
president and the MEA liason to the school district I work
in. It expected it to be put in our files. It was not
mailed to private residences, but only to an official union
office.

This letter ended up in the possesion of the employer.The
employer then claims I meant the letter to be seen by the
superintendent. I am fired for this act of "gross
insubordination". The local president has denied giving
this letter to the employer. In any case it was not meant
to be seen by the employer under any circumstances.

Is this a violation of my 1st amnendment rights? The
employer is saying that if an employee criticises them,
even through official union channels, that you are subject
to discipline. They are actually saying that filing a
grievance can be considered "insubordinate". This is much
to consider.

This is the question, there is "no more to it".

Re: Confidential Letter Given To The Employer, 10/16/01, by cbg.

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