Re: Confidential Letter Given To The Employer

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On 10/16/01, ken wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>> Okay, fine. It was regarding an employer, sent to the union
office, and your employment was terminated as a result, but it
wasn't in the workplace. That's okay with me.

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

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