There are moments in the life of a union member that should cause concern or "raise a flag" for the school employee. These are the moments when the employee should consider finding a site representative before meeting with an administrator. 

 

Here are some examples of when you might want a site rep. 

 

You may need a rep when… when an admin just wants to talk to you for a minute and when you walk into the office, the parent and principle are seated on the same side of the table. 

 

You may need a rep when… when you walk into a meeting and there are admin for your site and the district office and they didn’t tell you what the meeting was about. 

 

You may need a rep when… an admin starts getting angry or worked up during a meeting

 

You may need a rep when… an admin says they have heard some parent complaints about you 

 

You may need a rep when… an admin says they have some concerns we need to talk about. 

 

You may need a rep when… an admin says there are some rumors in the community about you that we need to talk about 

 

You DEFINITELY need a site rep when admin asks if you want a union rep, or if they use one of the following words.

• Discipline 

• Termination 

• Employment status 

• Negative evaluation