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Can anyone tell me if UPS has ever granted a leave of absence to someone who is jail?
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<blockquote data-quote="BigUnionGuy" data-source="post: 997766" data-attributes="member: 4992"><p><strong>Re: Can anyone tell me if UPS has ever granted a leave of absence to someone who is j</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure it does Jon....</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>ARTICLE 16. LEAVE OF ABSENCE</strong></span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Section 1.</span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Employer agrees to grant the necessary time off, without discrimination or loss of seniority rights and without pay, to any employee designated by the Union to attend a labor convention <u>or serve in any capacity on other official business</u>, provided forty-eight (48) hours written notice is given to the Employer, by the Union, specifying length of time off.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">The part I underlined for you, is the language used to take someone "out of service" to work for the Union.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">It can be to work as an Agent, fill an unexpired term, or something like working on a organizing drive. Happens all the time.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Section 2.</span></span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">Any employee desiring leave of absence from employment shall secure written permission from both the Union and the Employer. The request for leave of absence shall be made in writing at least thirty (30) days before the day on which the leave is sought to commence. If the leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall submit the written request as soon as possible and shall include an explanation <u>why the leave was not foreseeable.</u></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">Section 2 of the Article, is the language that allows for an employee a leave of absence. It's self explanatory.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">Being locked up in jail.... is not a valid reason. Never has been, never will be.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">The only thing the person can do, is file a grievance protesting the company's position. If you are later exonerated of all charges, you might have a shot.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px">-Bug-</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigUnionGuy, post: 997766, member: 4992"] [b]Re: Can anyone tell me if UPS has ever granted a leave of absence to someone who is j[/b] Sure it does Jon.... [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2][B]ARTICLE 16. LEAVE OF ABSENCE [/B][B] [SIZE=3]Section 1.[/SIZE] [/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=3]The Employer agrees to grant the necessary time off, without discrimination or loss of seniority rights and without pay, to any employee designated by the Union to attend a labor convention [U]or serve in any capacity on other official business[/U], provided forty-eight (48) hours written notice is given to the Employer, by the Union, specifying length of time off.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The part I underlined for you, is the language used to take someone "out of service" to work for the Union. It can be to work as an Agent, fill an unexpired term, or something like working on a organizing drive. Happens all the time. [B][SIZE=3] [FONT=Helvetica]Section 2.[/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [/SIZE][COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=3]Any employee desiring leave of absence from employment shall secure written permission from both the Union and the Employer. The request for leave of absence shall be made in writing at least thirty (30) days before the day on which the leave is sought to commence. If the leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall submit the written request as soon as possible and shall include an explanation [U]why the leave was not foreseeable.[/U] Section 2 of the Article, is the language that allows for an employee a leave of absence. It's self explanatory. Being locked up in jail.... is not a valid reason. Never has been, never will be. The only thing the person can do, is file a grievance protesting the company's position. If you are later exonerated of all charges, you might have a shot. -Bug- [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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