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<blockquote data-quote="PiedmontSteward" data-source="post: 1130088" data-attributes="member: 42270"><p>Attendance is one of the few (likely one of the only) issues that I actually tend to side with management. Contractually, the union agreed with the company that an employee should call in an hour before the sort -- this is so that the company can staff their operation correctly (hopefully, with double shifting PT'ers that <strong>want to work</strong>) and <strong>not</strong> have supervisors performing bargaining unit work. Granted, this is something that (in practice) rarely happens, but its been happening in my area and sort lately when we're understaffed. </p><p></p><p>I've gone out of my way to explain to PT union members with chronic injuries/medical issues (I represent a lot of folks that are 15-20+ years older than I am) how to file FMLA and what their rights are.. if someone has a chronic medical condition, that's what FMLA (along with taking care of ill children/spouses/etc.) is for rather than constantly calling in without any sick days to burn. Otherwise, there's no excuse to see some of the attendance issues I've dealt with as a steward. </p><p></p><p>Then again, when I see a (scab) employee with an attendance problem call in to say they're going to be late and get out of a write-up by bringing the FT supervisor a Big Mac, I don't really have much sympathy when my area managers complain about the attendance of my members..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PiedmontSteward, post: 1130088, member: 42270"] Attendance is one of the few (likely one of the only) issues that I actually tend to side with management. Contractually, the union agreed with the company that an employee should call in an hour before the sort -- this is so that the company can staff their operation correctly (hopefully, with double shifting PT'ers that [b]want to work[/b]) and [b]not[/b] have supervisors performing bargaining unit work. Granted, this is something that (in practice) rarely happens, but its been happening in my area and sort lately when we're understaffed. I've gone out of my way to explain to PT union members with chronic injuries/medical issues (I represent a lot of folks that are 15-20+ years older than I am) how to file FMLA and what their rights are.. if someone has a chronic medical condition, that's what FMLA (along with taking care of ill children/spouses/etc.) is for rather than constantly calling in without any sick days to burn. Otherwise, there's no excuse to see some of the attendance issues I've dealt with as a steward. Then again, when I see a (scab) employee with an attendance problem call in to say they're going to be late and get out of a write-up by bringing the FT supervisor a Big Mac, I don't really have much sympathy when my area managers complain about the attendance of my members.. [/QUOTE]
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