AID-NJEA (1-866-243-6532)

AID-NJEA is your confidential, free helpline. The helpline is staffed by active and retired teachers and school mental health professionals from noon to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from noon to 6 p.m. Fridays.

Clinicians from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey staff all other hours.

Call 866-AID-NJEA for advice, assistance, or just to talk. AID-NJEA offers you help in time of distress, whether they involve global events, difficulties, at work, or personal problems.

When you just need to talk with someone who understands-any time, day or night- call 1-866-AID-NJEA for free, confidential, and effective support.

AID-NJEA ... a service for NJEA members and their families provided by NJEA in partnership with University Behavioral Health Care at UMDNJ.

YOU HAVE PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS

If you have any work-related problems, follow these guidelines:

1. DO NOT resign or abandon your location.

2. Document, in writing, the incident. Keep this information for your own records.

3. Timelines are important. DON'T DELAY, call the P.E.A. Office (973) 881-9445. All communication with P.E.A. is strictly confidential.

4. DO NOT make any statement, written or verbal, without speaking with a P.E.A. representative first.

5. Use your contract as a guide.

6. Representation is strongly advised.

7. Keep any records that relate to the incident.

8. Follow orders unless there is potential for personal injury. You can grieve the orders later.

9. Your contract mandates five (5) days notice for meetings. If called into a meeting, remember your ...

Weingarten Rights

Read the paragraph below to those holding the meeting:

"If this meeting could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, or affect my personal working conditions, I respectfully request that my Association representative be present at the meeting. Without representation, I choose not to answer any questions."