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To: Mel Corbett, Operations
From: A.Bottalico, General Chairman
Subject: Snowfall February 10, 2010
Dear Sir,
While we understand the companies right to modify their
timetable in an emergency, by what authority does the
company have the right to alter employee assignments to
the degree that we have today? This weather is nothing
we have not handled with success in the past and
employees have all reported at their regularly scheduled
time. Having employees report and then be told to "go
home, your schedule has changed come back later" is not
very considerate of those that reported. In addition,
why were our members (your employees) not notified prior
to the completion of their assignments yesterday?
Our agreement covers emergencies and we have always done
our very best to cooperate. Altering schedules to the
degree we have today, not calling employees at
appropriate times, not calling them at all, telling them
to come back later is not in keeping with the spirit and
intent of our agreement, not to mention common decency.
More importantly, creating emergencies when none exist
should be embarrassing to Metro North.
Telling people who have driven through terrible
weather to go home and do it all again when the weather
gets worse is as egregious as it gets.
Yours truly,
Anthony Bottalico
General Chairman
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