Negotiation suggestion

[drsmooth]

A few suggestions.

It is safe to assume the parks doesn't want to give us more money. I think we should instead push for our sick days to be reclassified as "Personal Days", which can be used no questions asked (even arranged in advance) and can be carried over from one year to the next. This suggestion should be for 'all' year round and seasonal employees.

I also think we should push for a condensed work schedule. Four, nine or ten hour days instead of five, eight hour days.

All holidays including Easter Monday, and Rememberance day should be paid for both full time and seasonal employees.

[drsmooth]

Anyone? Anyone?

Let me give you the reasoning behind my first post.

How often as a seasonal employee do you get a few days off during the summer?

[drsmooth]

Allow me to elaborate a bit more on my other posts.

If you are a seasonal employee, good luck actually getting time off in the summer. Without using deceptive tactics.
Why can't Seasonal employees be like the rest of society.

If you would like to go away for a few days, you have to be deceptive. Hitting *67, and calling in sick from a campground, cottage, wherever you may be.

Let's face it, everyone has done it, and will probably do it again.

It will help not only union members, but also management, if sick time is reclassified as personal days.

How will this help?

Employees:

No more hitting *67 calling in sick.

Better quality of life.

Fewer, "you have to come in, there is nobody to cover the shift" calls at 7am.

Management:

Fewer, "it's a nice day, screw work, I'm calling in sick" calls. Especially if a worker knows they have a trip planned for a later time.

Fewer sick calls for marginal sickness, "I have a sore throat" for same reason as above.

More shifts are covered in advance, much less calling around to cover shifts.

Fewer instances of "I just earned a sick day, therefore I'm not coming in".

This is a win, win, situation. I believe it will actually cut down on last minute absences. And a much larger percentage of last minute absences will be for legitimate reasons.

[ohmygodnpc]

Congrat to the new negotiation team for 2010 contract!!! Go get the bastards!! Fight as hard as you can, be as stubborn as you can, dont let them get you down!! YOU CAN BE STRONG AND ARE STRONG!!! YOU DO HAVE A BACKBONE....USE IT TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL!! With that said, protect protect protect your benefits. In fact go after more, we don't need 3 pair of orthotics, im sure one is enough per year, so use that as a bargaining tool.....we know its going to be an extremely rough road to get more money out of them, so go after the benefits. Get more for physio and message therapy for example. Fight to keep your sick days. Go for more money for safety shoes (114.00) barely covers the cost for a good pair. Go for more money for tool allowances. There are so many more things that I can't even think straight right now, but as I remember more I will post them. Not so sure if we can stop this, but can we stop this business of having these one year contract positions? NPC isn't paying any benefits, nor giving any vacation to these people..... who's the stupid one here!! Anyway, good luck with negotiations, its a tough road but keep fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!