Public Employee Rights
Union Members have the right to:
- Write letters to the editor
- Speak out at town halls
- Contact elected public officials
- Volunteer for political campaigns
- Post Union flyers in personal work areas
- Talk to the press about issues that concern you
- Distribute flyers before & after work and during breaks (without disruption if others are working)
During our lunch hours and breaks
- You can volunteer to do political activity during lunch hours and breaks away from work areas
- Wear political buttons anytime (unless you have been given notice against wearing buttons in public contact jobs)
What we cannot do during work hours and breaks
- Promote or oppose any candidate, measure, initiative, referendum, or petition
Equal access to public buildings
- If the governing body allows one political group to use public facilities, all groups should have the same opportunity.