The IBEW Union Burying Ground: Tramp Union Reformer Challenges Expulsion from Electrical Workers
- Sunday, March 14, 2010
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i just finished working in the shell upgrader expansion in alberta.this job is very unfriendly to unions.there is no posting of union info allowed in the break trailers,no mention of unions allowed during the 5 minute long "safety meetings" which are run by supervision.
i was fired at noon the day i asked for a layoff and my travel monies home. according to shells rules if you are "fired" they wont pay you to return home(for me that is a 15 hr. drive to winnipeg.)
so instead of giving me a layoff i was fired for "insubordination"
i never refused working, or cursed my foreman . i just went to the steward's office to see about my travel pay. i was fired for leaving my work area to go to the steward office about 100 yards away.
witnesses were brought in after i was accused of cursing the foreman etc...they backed me . one even called him a liar,to no avail i was still terminated for my "bad attitude". upon hiring , my dispatch papers said 30 day call..."may be more". i had worked 45 days to that point, and just wanted to take another call 6 hours closer to home.
i will never work in alberta again unless i really have to. - Sunday, April 18, 2010
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Hey Brother!
Sounds like an all too familiar circumstance where the IBEW has again has failed to properly represent a member in the face of corporate oppression. Another case of obvious collusion with NeKa or a Mega Kontractor . I'm not very familiar with Canada's system of Labor dispute resolution process ....but if it's like the NLRB here in the states your at a disadvantage from the outset.....
United We Stand...... Divided We Beg! - Sunday, April 18, 2010
The IBEW Union Burying Ground: Tramp Union Reformer Challenges Expulsion from Electrical Workers
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