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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 793319" data-attributes="member: 14668">The OP has been charged, not convicted. We are all entitled to a presumption of innocence until found guilty in a court of law.&nbsp;If you are in the Western Region, you shouldnt lose your job. I quote Article 28, Section 2 of the Western Region Supplemental Agreement;&nbsp;&quot;No employee shall suffer suspension or discharge without the employee(s) having been given a written warning notice.........&nbsp;(a) in cases of: (1) proven dishonesty (2) drinking of alcoholic beverages while on duty (3)recklessness resulting in serious accident while on duty (4) the carrying of unauthorized passengers (5) unprovoked assault on an employee or supervisory employee while on duty (6) selling, transporting, or use of illegal narcotics while in the employement of the Employer; or (7) willful, wanton or malicious damage to the Employers property, shall be dischargeable offenses without the necessity of a warning letter being in effect.&quot;&nbsp;As I read the contract, you cant get fired if you are simply convicted of an assault charge and given community service or jail time on weekends. And if your record is otherwise clean, I&#039;m pretty sure the judge will look at your employement situation and not sentence you in a manner that will wind up costing you your job. Most of the time for minor offenses they will grant some sort of work release so that a guy who is gainfully employed with a family to support can continue working.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 793319, member: 14668"] The OP has been [B]charged, [/B]not [B]convicted[/B]. We are all entitled to a presumption of innocence until found guilty in a court of law. If you are in the Western Region, you shouldnt lose your job. I quote Article 28, Section 2 of the Western Region Supplemental Agreement; "No employee shall suffer suspension or discharge without the employee(s) having been given a written warning notice......... (a) in cases of: (1) proven dishonesty (2) drinking of alcoholic beverages while on duty (3)recklessness resulting in serious accident while on duty (4) the carrying of unauthorized passengers (5) unprovoked assault on an employee or supervisory employee while on duty (6) selling, transporting, or use of illegal narcotics while in the employement of the Employer; or (7) willful, wanton or malicious damage to the Employers property, shall be dischargeable offenses without the necessity of a warning letter being in effect." As I read the contract, you cant get fired if you are simply convicted of an assault charge and given community service or jail time on weekends. And if your record is otherwise clean, I'm pretty sure the judge will look at your employement situation and not sentence you in a manner that will wind up costing you your job. Most of the time for minor offenses they will grant some sort of work release so that a guy who is gainfully employed with a family to support can continue working. [/QUOTE]

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