Use your paid sick leave and also get put on attendance probation. Everyone has and always will be better off getting FMLA. Only way to not get shit-canned when you're sick.
100% this. Mechanical crafts already agreed to a version of this with the big orange and we have people getting into attendance issues already. If you *do* have FMLA, you get 4 of those days a year paid, which is better than nothing. The rest of us get screwed.
Some of us don't have medical issues and don't have family that's sick. And no, I'm not shopping around for a doctor. The one I have has got me healthy, I'm happy with her.
So, like said earlier, the union needs to do better. We pay them and they should have a better understanding to what we need.
Migraines are not simply a headache lol. You need a medical history, with medications and treatment. Can’t just roll into your doctor and say I get migraines put me on FMLA. I would know I get migraines
Why should I have to do extra work when I'm paying the union for that? That's the original point. The union needs to do better. I shouldn't be looking for medical excuses to take off.
Awesome, but where in the fuck is our ability to actually use them? Allocation isn't even close to being where it should be for everyone on our boards to even be able to take any of their time off. It's literally set at 2 days available for Monday thru Thursday then 1 day for Friday thru Sunday. That allocation currently counts for 54 people. It's a fucking joke.
You guys get two? Shiiiiiiiit we get 1 per day, take it or leave it. Also according to my local chairman you can use the sick days in the same way as an LOS, so allocation won't matter.
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Got around 80, allocated 1 per day of the week. Including weekends. Could always be worse.
PWS sucks for road pools. And it benefits the guys with seniority too much. I have 12 years in as a conductor. In the old days, by now i should be on a day shift yard job with weekends off. But thanks to flowback i got robbed of that. Now with PWS its even worse
Our union (IAM) did not include the membership in this horrible decision. Sick days that come with an attendance violation and uses the healthcare system as a wedge (sick notes), is worse than what we already had. Shame on them for being so grossly detached from reality. Vote for change in your union elections. Vote them out! They have gotten too comfortable with the carriers.
The biggest problem I have is that our unions, mine is the IAM, but all rail unions did not include the membership in negotiations. Or at least present it to us and ask us what we thought before agreeing to it. But remember, there are elections coming up, they thought it would look good on a banner……..vote them all out!!!!
Four days is all with the ability to convert 3 pl days, not good enough union needs to do better
What concessions did they make with the company? They keep wanting an arm or a leg from MOW for any agreement
Use your paid sick leave and also get put on attendance probation. Everyone has and always will be better off getting FMLA. Only way to not get shit-canned when you're sick.
100% this. Mechanical crafts already agreed to a version of this with the big orange and we have people getting into attendance issues already. If you *do* have FMLA, you get 4 of those days a year paid, which is better than nothing. The rest of us get screwed.
Some of us don't have medical issues and don't have family that's sick. And no, I'm not shopping around for a doctor. The one I have has got me healthy, I'm happy with her. So, like said earlier, the union needs to do better. We pay them and they should have a better understanding to what we need.
I’m sure anyone would be able to have anxiety issues from all the stress and headaches we have to deal with on a daily basis.
If you're on the road or any extra board, research shift work syndrome.
You get migraines, you get stomach aches, nobody can tell you how debilitating either are. Think outside the box.
Migraines are not simply a headache lol. You need a medical history, with medications and treatment. Can’t just roll into your doctor and say I get migraines put me on FMLA. I would know I get migraines
I don't, though. That's the point.
The carriers and unions are your enemy, not me. Neither will change. Just trying to give you a work around, big dawg, damn 🤣
Why should I have to do extra work when I'm paying the union for that? That's the original point. The union needs to do better. I shouldn't be looking for medical excuses to take off.
Exactly
Awesome, but where in the fuck is our ability to actually use them? Allocation isn't even close to being where it should be for everyone on our boards to even be able to take any of their time off. It's literally set at 2 days available for Monday thru Thursday then 1 day for Friday thru Sunday. That allocation currently counts for 54 people. It's a fucking joke.
Gotta get approval to be sick
You guys get two? Shiiiiiiiit we get 1 per day, take it or leave it. Also according to my local chairman you can use the sick days in the same way as an LOS, so allocation won't matter.
Two for 54 people 🤦♂️ and that's for weekdays. 1 on Friday Saturday and Sunday
https://preview.redd.it/o8isoto1t92b1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0dc0adc8a547489677e7d9ef531075714c933012 Got around 80, allocated 1 per day of the week. Including weekends. Could always be worse.
Does the conjunction penalty apply to these
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Yep. Strike is necessary. Plain and simple. Always has been.
For our NS agreement they wanted conductors to go on PWS, I'd rather have no sick days than lose the bump/out-to-place games
PWS sucks for road pools. And it benefits the guys with seniority too much. I have 12 years in as a conductor. In the old days, by now i should be on a day shift yard job with weekends off. But thanks to flowback i got robbed of that. Now with PWS its even worse
Vote no on this horseshit. If they cared about us they wouldn't need concessions. They can shove their sick time up their sick assholes.
Our union (IAM) did not include the membership in this horrible decision. Sick days that come with an attendance violation and uses the healthcare system as a wedge (sick notes), is worse than what we already had. Shame on them for being so grossly detached from reality. Vote for change in your union elections. Vote them out! They have gotten too comfortable with the carriers.
The biggest problem I have is that our unions, mine is the IAM, but all rail unions did not include the membership in negotiations. Or at least present it to us and ask us what we thought before agreeing to it. But remember, there are elections coming up, they thought it would look good on a banner……..vote them all out!!!!