Originally Posted by
JamesBond
My $.02... if anyone drops a trip using exotic methods (MIL leave and FMLA certainly fit this bill) and subsequently GS a trip over that time same period, that is abuse. Using 1 FMLA day to drop a 4 day trip is what's wrong. Since it is supposedly an emergency situation that causes one to drop a trip, that FMLA should be put over that entire trip.
you have a trip, 10-14, you NEED the 10th dropped for a legit FMLA reason. That’s between you, the company, and the union. What happens on days 11-14 is entirely not anyone else’s business if it’s within the bounds of the contact. Imho.