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Donatila Alvarez

My name is Donatila Alvarez and I have been working at the Cintas plant in Central Islip, NY since 1998. READ THIS STORY >

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KNOW OUR RIGHTS

By law, we have a right to safe jobs and the right to form a union. The National Labor Relations Act says we can:

Help our coworkers organize our union.
Hand out, read and talk about union literature (as long as we do this in non-work areas during non-work times, such as breaks or lunch hours).
Discuss our wages and working conditions with our coworkers and with members of our community.
Sign petitions or file grievances to improve our wages, hours, working conditions and other concerns.
Participate in meetings to discuss forming our union.
If Cintas does not respect these rights, we can file a complaint with the government against the company.

The law also says that Cintas cannot:

Threaten to close our facility because we support our union.
Threaten to take away our benefits because we support our union.
Ask our opinion of our union.
Promise raises, additional benefits or special treatment if we oppose our union.
Fire, discipline, harass, intimidate or transfer us to more difficult work for forming a union.
Discriminate against us for supporting a union.

If you feel that Cintas has violated your right to form a union, contact us.

For more information on your rights, visit the National Labor Relations Board.