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Originally Posted by DuffMan
Another beauty union perk. The production side of our business runs 24/7. So lets say you want to take Friday off to go to your big cabin to take your family water skiing. Just clear it with your buddy that he is available to come in and fill in for you. Oh yeah, he'll earn double time, and he'll also need some time off in the near future for the same so, he can expect the same from you. Of course, double time on an already seriously overpaid position, doesn't hurt.
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It doesn't happen that way in a union. It can't work that way in most unions. You can't just fill in with your buddy, it has go by seniority. The casual with the most seniority will get called for the shift at
regular time. They then go down the list, by seniority. If they can't get someone at regular time, most unions will deny the time off(unless a sick day is used, which does happen, but then definitely can't just 'switch with a buddy').
You can fill out a form to shift swap with someone, but at regular time.
There is no doubt that unions can create complacency in the work place but there is a lot of misinformation and stereotyping going on in this thread.