McKinney94
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I started 12/01/2021 as a seasonal dockworker and was “rehired” 01/17/2022 even though I never stopped coming to work. Which would be my true start date?
Seasonal start date vs. permanent start date
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MECH-lift
Union Brother ✊🧔 RPCD
HIRE DATE
Be glad you weren’t seasonal
20 years of Saturday work coming your way
YOULL NEVER BE A RPCD
1 17 2022 you became a regular employee before that you was a temporary employees
How long have you been retired now?
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
He still got boned they waiting until the middle of January to make him permanent when he never stopped working.
He was hired during the free period.
It was kind of like a pre-trial run
It also says a company of boatload of money on benefits.
So he will not get any paid holidays till next year anyway or vacations and will not be eligible for healthcare until the middle of September.
But at least he got his foot in the door.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
I was hired during peak too. My seniority date is January 2nd. I know it happens but they usually give you seniority the first of the next year.
Well it seems like over a decades they keep expanding it so the company can save a few bucks
Babagounj
Strength through joy
7 years
hondo
promoted to mediocrity
@McKinney94 : both of those can be considered "start" dates. Why do you want to know about a "true start date"? Perhaps a more meaningful date would be your "seniority date"; which is used for things such as applying pay raises, paid time off, other benefits eligibility, etc.
It appears the company considers 01/17/2022 is, or will be, your "seniority" date. (The 12/01/2021 is a Seasonal hire date, 01/17/2022 is a Permanent hire date) I suggest you check with a knowledgeable coworker, union shop steward, or someone at your Local Union office for 2 reasons:
- find out what the probationary time period is where you are (if you work XX days in YY time period, outside of a "seasonal" or "free hire" period, and you keep working working after that, you are now a permanent "seniority" employee. XX and YY are different depending on where you are in the country)
- Plot twist: at least where I am, if you did in fact work uninterrupted between your "seasonal hire" period and your permanent hire (Continous Service) date; it means the company screwed up and your "seniority date" should actually be 12/01/2021. So it would be a really, really good idea to talk to your Union Shop Steward or Local Union Office ASAP (do not ask your supervisors/manager about this until you have first checked with your Union).
Nobody hired in December gets that as his seniority date that's the free period
hondo
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Like I said, where I am, if you are not "laid off" for at least one day between your seasonal/free period and the "permanent" start date, that is a violation of the contract and a valid, winning grievance. And, at least around here, the company does regularly offer the option of permanent or seasonal employment to Peak season hires, with no objection from the Local Union.
They are not going to give him his Peak seniority date
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
When you started , it was chiseled on slate
Johney
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Remember peak now runs from Oct. 15th to Jan. 15th.
Commercial Inside Release
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Yep, seasonal period is until the 2nd week in January. Been that way for a long time. The actual date varies year to year, but Monday of the third week in January is the earliest your seniority date would be.
Trucker Clock
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In the Central, January 17 is your seniority date. That's the only date that matters.
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