Resources
- Getting Paid When You Leave a Job
- Discipline Rights for Union Workers
- Find Unemployment Offices and state Career Centers
- Resources after losing your job
- AFL-CIO’s Brochure What to do When the Paycheck Stops:
- AFL-CIO’s Brochure What to do When the Paycheck Stops (Spanish)
- For Union members, what to do when you get a layoff notice
- Working for America’s Surviving Layoff (in English)
- Working for America’s Surviving Layoff (in Spanish)
Leaving a job is always stressful. If you can, before you leave your job:
* Make a plan
* Understand your rights (and how you can lose them)
* Gather information you might need
- Giving notice when leaving a job
- What to do before you leave a job
- What to do when you leave a job
- Layoffs
- Unemployment Benefits
- Why was I fired? -- Service Letters
- Protecting Health Benefits When Leaving a Job
- Negotiating when you leave
- References
- Signing Release Agreements
- Protecting Retirement Money
- Severance Pay
Sometimes everyone ignores unpleasant problems, but you will be better off if you face it. In the heat of the moment it's tempting to say: "You can’t fire me – I quit!" But, there are better ways to leave a job. You can have more control over the timing and take many factors into consideration.
If you have union protection, talk to a shop steward before you do anything. You have many more rights.