FDX Mil Leave
11-25-2009, 05:51 AM
#21
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 77
ENFORCEMENT
The U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training
Service (VETS) is authorized to investigate and resolve complaints
of USERRA violations.
For assistance in filing a complaint, or for any other information on
USERRA, contact VETS at 1-866-4-USA-DOL or visit its website at
U.S. Department of Labor -- Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS). An interactive online USERRA Advisor can
be viewed at elaws - USERRA Advisor.
If you file a complaint with VETS and VETS is unable to resolve it,
you may request that your case be referred to the Department
of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, as applicable, for
representation.
The U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training
Service (VETS) is authorized to investigate and resolve complaints
of USERRA violations.
For assistance in filing a complaint, or for any other information on
USERRA, contact VETS at 1-866-4-USA-DOL or visit its website at
U.S. Department of Labor -- Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS). An interactive online USERRA Advisor can
be viewed at elaws - USERRA Advisor.
If you file a complaint with VETS and VETS is unable to resolve it,
you may request that your case be referred to the Department
of Justice or the Office of Special Counsel, as applicable, for
representation.
11-25-2009, 06:30 AM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,931
Originally Posted by Chuck Turpen
Act! Don't whine.
I see no posts where action has been taken.
Having said that I do feel it is the Reservist's responsibility to give the company as much notice as possible. It is the responsible thing to do. Calling the Duty Officer at 6pm on Friday night to get off of a trip for Saturday drill weekend while within your legal rights is irresponsible. (Yes it happened and I was the DO and I took him off his trip)
I see no posts where action has been taken.
Having said that I do feel it is the Reservist's responsibility to give the company as much notice as possible. It is the responsible thing to do. Calling the Duty Officer at 6pm on Friday night to get off of a trip for Saturday drill weekend while within your legal rights is irresponsible. (Yes it happened and I was the DO and I took him off his trip)
Have you considered the possibility that folks are waiting longer to notify the company of mil leave to avoid harassment? Shorter notice results in fewer phone calls to the crewmember and employer.
That's definitely a form of action.
11-25-2009, 11:40 AM
#23
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Originally Posted by MX727
You totally missed the problem with 4.a.2.b and you obviously have not paid any attention to what I have written in the past about 4.a.2.b. I wrote a fairly detailed post about how 4.a.2.b was originally obtained and why it was a noble thought. In fact, early in the year, someone on hear accused me of being management. LOL.
So, just to be clear, I'm very happy we didn't put anyone on the street, but I'm ****ed that they are offering so much draft to some, while others are left struggling at sub-60 hour months since last February.
The company has not applied 4.a.2.b. fairly across the board. From all evidence, they should have exited 4.a.2.b prior to peak and now they are relying on draft to man the trips. Had we exited 4.a.2.b, the lines would've been built to a level that would've allowed them to man the trips AND have sufficient RSV to cover the holidays.
Furthermore, this thread is about FedEx's illegal treatment of military members when they exercise their USERRA rights.
So, I stand by my opinion that I think our management is making some serious miscalculations, which are going to cause service failures and cost the company in the very near term.
So, just to be clear, I'm very happy we didn't put anyone on the street, but I'm ****ed that they are offering so much draft to some, while others are left struggling at sub-60 hour months since last February.
The company has not applied 4.a.2.b. fairly across the board. From all evidence, they should have exited 4.a.2.b prior to peak and now they are relying on draft to man the trips. Had we exited 4.a.2.b, the lines would've been built to a level that would've allowed them to man the trips AND have sufficient RSV to cover the holidays.
Furthermore, this thread is about FedEx's illegal treatment of military members when they exercise their USERRA rights.
So, I stand by my opinion that I think our management is making some serious miscalculations, which are going to cause service failures and cost the company in the very near term.
PIPE
11-25-2009, 01:23 PM
#25
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Position: Airbus F/O
Posts: 148
hey MX
hows everything? still no draft for me even tho 3 calls yesterday and 13 since 4a2b. coulda paid for the wifey's new/used beemer.
is the track dry?
sorry didn't mean to hijack
is the track dry?
sorry didn't mean to hijack
Last edited by drftddgr; 11-25-2009 at 01:34 PM.
11-25-2009, 02:04 PM
#27
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Originally Posted by Chuck Turpen
If all this is true then turn the evidence over to ALPA and the Military lawyers and let the process run the course.
If you read the MLA info ALPA put out it should be clear that it is within your rights not to justify your MLA at all, period, end of discussion.
So if your caller ID doesn't work and you wind up talking to someone who is violating your rights you should already have the appropriate legal offical's phone number to pass them off to.
Act! Don't whine. I would be very surprised if the Military would allow these alleged actions to continue. In a prior post someone said the purpose of these kind of posts was to keep everyone informed. I see no posts where action has been taken.
Having said that I do feel it is the Reservist's responsibility to give the company as much notice as possible. It is the responsible thing to do. Calling the Duty Officer at 6pm on Friday night to get off of a trip for Saturday drill weekend while within your legal rights is irresponsible. (Yes it happened and I was the DO and I took him off his trip)
If you wind up having to serve your country on a holiday, my sincere thanks to you, and I mean it. I know what it is like.
If you read the MLA info ALPA put out it should be clear that it is within your rights not to justify your MLA at all, period, end of discussion.
So if your caller ID doesn't work and you wind up talking to someone who is violating your rights you should already have the appropriate legal offical's phone number to pass them off to.
Act! Don't whine. I would be very surprised if the Military would allow these alleged actions to continue. In a prior post someone said the purpose of these kind of posts was to keep everyone informed. I see no posts where action has been taken.
Having said that I do feel it is the Reservist's responsibility to give the company as much notice as possible. It is the responsible thing to do. Calling the Duty Officer at 6pm on Friday night to get off of a trip for Saturday drill weekend while within your legal rights is irresponsible. (Yes it happened and I was the DO and I took him off his trip)
If you wind up having to serve your country on a holiday, my sincere thanks to you, and I mean it. I know what it is like.
The need to call the DO is a harassment measure and nothing more. It's purpose is to intimidate and/or make difficult the short-notice input of an MLA NOTIFICATION.
The DO has no say in the matter and the schedulers deal with any fallout. So what is the call to the DO for? SEE ABOVE.
PIPE
11-25-2009, 02:04 PM
#28
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: MD-11 Captain
Posts: 4,304
Originally Posted by bleedairpacks
I'm not touching this thread either; too many looneys and FX Security troll this site.
Happy Turkey guys.
Happy Turkey guys.
Do tell? Why should we be concerned about FedEx Security reviewing a military leave thread? According to a recent ALPA email, the company is sometimes in violation of federal law?
11-25-2009, 02:05 PM
#29
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Originally Posted by Chuck Turpen
If all this is true then turn the evidence over to ALPA and the Military lawyers and let the process run the course.
If you read the MLA info ALPA put out it should be clear that it is within your rights not to justify your MLA at all, period, end of discussion.
So if your caller ID doesn't work and you wind up talking to someone who is violating your rights you should already have the appropriate legal offical's phone number to pass them off to.
Act! Don't whine. I would be very surprised if the Military would allow these alleged actions to continue. In a prior post someone said the purpose of these kind of posts was to keep everyone informed. I see no posts where action has been taken.
Having said that I do feel it is the Reservist's responsibility to give the company as much notice as possible. It is the responsible thing to do. Calling the Duty Officer at 6pm on Friday night to get off of a trip for Saturday drill weekend while within your legal rights is irresponsible. (Yes it happened and I was the DO and I took him off his trip)
If you wind up having to serve your country on a holiday, my sincere thanks to you, and I mean it. I know what it is like.
If you read the MLA info ALPA put out it should be clear that it is within your rights not to justify your MLA at all, period, end of discussion.
So if your caller ID doesn't work and you wind up talking to someone who is violating your rights you should already have the appropriate legal offical's phone number to pass them off to.
Act! Don't whine. I would be very surprised if the Military would allow these alleged actions to continue. In a prior post someone said the purpose of these kind of posts was to keep everyone informed. I see no posts where action has been taken.
Having said that I do feel it is the Reservist's responsibility to give the company as much notice as possible. It is the responsible thing to do. Calling the Duty Officer at 6pm on Friday night to get off of a trip for Saturday drill weekend while within your legal rights is irresponsible. (Yes it happened and I was the DO and I took him off his trip)
If you wind up having to serve your country on a holiday, my sincere thanks to you, and I mean it. I know what it is like.
The need to call the DO is a harassment measure and nothing more. It's purpose is to intimidate and/or make difficult the short-notice input of an MLA NOTIFICATION.
The DO has no say in the matter and the schedulers deal with any fallout. So what is the call to the DO for? SEE ABOVE.
PIPE
11-25-2009, 02:52 PM
#30
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: 777 Capt
Posts: 129
Originally Posted by pipe
That's great Chuck.
The need to call the DO is a harassment measure and nothing more. It's purpose is to intimidate and/or make difficult the short-notice input of an MLA NOTIFICATION.
The DO has no say in the matter and the schedulers deal with any fallout. So what is the call to the DO for? SEE ABOVE.
PIPE
The need to call the DO is a harassment measure and nothing more. It's purpose is to intimidate and/or make difficult the short-notice input of an MLA NOTIFICATION.
The DO has no say in the matter and the schedulers deal with any fallout. So what is the call to the DO for? SEE ABOVE.
PIPE
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