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If called into a meeting with management and the meeting could in any way lead to your being disciplined or terminated, or affect your personal working conditions, inform management that you request that your Union Representative or Steward be present at the meeting.  Until your representative arrives, explain that you choose not to participate in their discussion.

THE EMPLOYEE MUST MAKE CLEAR TO ASK FOR UNION REPRESENTATION BEFORE OR DURING THE MEETING.

 
Up Coming Unit/ Info Meetings

August

 5 – West Va. Unit

6 –   North Carolina Unit

7 –   Fredericksburg Unit

12 – Manassas Unit

13 – Norfolk Unit

14 – South Boston Unit

18 – Gloucester Info Mtg.

19 – Charlottesville Unit

20 – Newport News Unit

21 – Shenandoah Info Mtg.

26 – Mt. Storm Unit

27 – Covington Unit

28 – Richmond Unit 

 

 
 

Workers Compensation

 

Work Injury Procedure

1. GIVE VERBAL NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN INJURED TO A SUPERVISOR AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. .

2. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.

3. HAVE A SHOP STEWARD WITH YOU WHEN YOU FILL OUT YOUR ACCIDENT REPORT. BE CERTAIN TO DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT WERE DOING WHEN YOU INITIALLY FELT THE PAIN.

REMEMBER, ACCIDENTS WHICH HAPPEN SUDDENLY, AT A SPECIFIC TIME WHILE YOU ARE PERFORMING A SPECIFIC WORK RELATED TASK, ARE COMPENSABLE.

4. BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE, CALL US AT GEOFFREY R. MCDONALD & ASSOCIATES,. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AT (804) 359-4446. TELL THE PERSON THAT ANSWERS THAT YOU ARE A UNION MEMBER AND NEED HELP.

5. NO CHARGE FOR INITIAL CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY GEOFFREY R. MCDONALD OR QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR RIGHTS.

6. IF YOU RETAIN GEOFFREY R. MCDONALD, YOU WILL NOT PAY A FEE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR BENEFITS.

 

Courtesy of;

 

Geoffrey R. McDonald & Associates, P.C.

3315 West Broad Street

Richmond, Va. 23230

(804) 359-4446 Richmond

(888) 840-2667 Toll Free

www.mcdonaldinjurylaw.com

 

 

 
 
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