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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
I can't say for sure if the union would accept if they paid out accrued sick days and eliminated it going forward. From the posties I've talked to and the impression they have gotten from their co-workers they probably would.
My point about the sick days is that CP chose to accept banking them in their previous deals with the union so I don't know why all the fallout is falling on the workers? It's not like CP agreed to banking holidays only for the last contract, it has been ongoing for many contracts with the union. CP is just looking for an easy way out of something their poor management agreed to for many years. If I make a poor decision in life more times than not I am not let off the hook, why should this billion dollar company get off without a slap on the wrists?
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that's perfectly fair, I didn't know they wanted to cut what they have already banked.
I imagine a settlement of some sort to close out the already accumulated sick days and then stopping the accumulation altogether would be reasonable.
The fallout is falling on the workers because they have a pretty good gig going on and it "appears" they want to keep status quo. The talks so far seem to be kept close to the chest, so I have no idea what they are asking for in reality.
If the talks ARE to keep status quo, then they deserve the flack.