Failure to report an accident....
Is a cardinal sin in every supplement or rider.
Including, Article 58 of the Upstate/West Ny Rider.
ARTICLE 58 - DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION
A. The Employer shall not discharge nor suspend any employee without just cause, but in respect to discharge or suspension shall be
given at least one (1) warning notice of the complaint against such employee, in writing, and a copy of the same to the Union and job steward affected, except that no warning notice need be given to any employee before he/she is discharged if the cause of such discharge is dishonesty, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages, or taking of or being under the influence of non-prescribed drugs or illegal substances during working hours or on Company business or property, or possession of or selling of non-prescribed drugs or illegal substances in Company equipment or on Company premises, or on Company time, or unprovoked physical abuse or bodily harm to a Supervisor or other employee, or negligence resulting in a serious accident while on duty, or the carrying of unauthorized passengers, or failure to report an accident, or punching a time card other than employee’s own for the purpose of stealing time.
-Bug-