Re: Confidential Letter Given To The Employer

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On 10/15/01, Ken F. wrote:
> 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".

No. You do not have a right to free speech in the work place.

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

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