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Originally Posted by nfotiu
That all is quite misleading. It sounds like they rolled paid sick time into a general PTO pool that provides about 5 weeks off paid time off per year for sickness or vacation, and agreed to supplemental sickness benefits like being paid for short term disability if they are out for illness more than 4 days.
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Paid time off isn't useful for sick days or doctors appointments if you need to book it weeks/months in advance and you're penalized for taking days off on shorter notice. The fact is, railway workers are basically expected to be on call 24/7, and due to the point-based attendance system, they basically have no choice but to be available if they want to keep their jobs.
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Many rail employees are required to work 12 hours a day and are frequently on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When scheduling time off, rail workers say they often have to make the requests months in advance.
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“These guys are forgoing their doctor’s appointments or when they’re sick just to make sure that they have points in case an actual emergency arises,” Cassity said, “And they’re being forced to work more and more.”
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