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Local 11 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Dues Check Off Results: Yes -299 No -448
Q: What guidelines should a Good Union Member follow to Respect Picket Lines?
A: A good union member is extremely careful when confronted with a picket line situation.
WHEN A PICKET LINE IS ESTABLISHED ON A JOB WHERE HE IS WORKING:
- He LEAVES. He DOES NOT TALK. - JUST LEAVES.
- He READS the PICKET SIGN as he leaves.
- He DOES NOT hang around near the job.
- He knows that ONCE A PICKET LINE IS ESTABLISHED, the Business Agents and other Union Officials are legally gagged and handcuffed from giving good advice pertaining to THAT JOB. They can only tell him if the Picket Line is AUTHORIZED.
- He does NOT ALLOW HIMSELF to be drawn into conversation with ANYONE at the job site.
Q: What are the Good Union Members Rights related to Picket Lines?
A: BE PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME ON HOW TO REACT TO PICKET LINES.
- He has the right not to work behind ANY picket line
- He has the right to decide for himself whether to walk off a job being picketed.
- He understands that his trade may be under attack next.
- He knows that a two-gate system means a PICKET LINE and he has the RIGHT NOT TO WORK, no matter how many gates the employer sets up.
Local 11
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers
9838 West Roosevelt Road
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 345-0970
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