Re: Confidential Letter Given To The Employer

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On 10/16/01, cbg wrote:
> 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.
>
It wasn't in the workplace. Shows how ignorant you are, you
obviously can't read.
>
>>

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

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