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Old 05-31-2011, 04:08 PM   #186
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Originally Posted by Zevo View Post
Pretty much every government union job allows you to bank sick time. I work at Victoria General Hospital and belong to HEU. We can bank 6 months worth of sick days, which when I started sounded rediculous. Since I started there 4 yrs ago, I know one guy that was off for 2 1/2 months with prostate cancer surgery, 2 women who tore muscles in their shoulder/arm, one is still off work, and one woman who broke her leg. Banked sick time really came in handy for them. There are people who abuse it but then that can be said about just about anything in life.

I'm from Calgary originally and have always hated unions. I have a better appreciation for them now that I belong to one, but they still can drive me crazy. The strugglers that get paid the same as me RGMFG.
That is what short-term/long term disability is insured for. They are not "sick days". Banking sick days does not make any sense. At all
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