Good day readers!
Just a quick note to say have a relaxing day if you are at home and a good shift if you are at work today.
In solidarity, Emidio.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Set adrift in a sea of discontent...
Good day readers!Summer has finally shown us a few good days and a lot of wet days.
As many of you know I like to kayak. This was on a website I like reading. Being out in open water is quite a thrill at times.
Does this look like what you are going through with the new policies and the feeling you have to aim for the rocks because there is a spot to aim at?
Many members are asking questions and seeking a quick resolution but the answers really need to come from the source of the policies.
Make sure you read the new policies and ask for clarity in writing before you attend the meetings. Also:
- If you feel aggrieved please speak to a steward about the grievance that was drafted for our local membership. Grieve at the start, not when you are in the levels and sinking.
- Start planning your meetings and getting documentation regarding your medical issues. Talk to your doctor about what is going on.
- Canvass the stewards and find one who is knowledgeable about the duty to accommodate, return to work, WSIB and disciplinary actions.
- Know them as well.
- Have a rep attend and explain the need for confidentiality!!
- Don't fear calling in sick if you are truly sick. Someone will probably send you home anyway to avoid being sick themselves.
- You still have the short-term and long-term coverage and it doesn't hurt to understand the EAP.
One thing I have been wondering though...does anyone else remember what the 11.5 day threshold was based on for our ministry?
In solidarity, Emidio.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Back in the game
Good day readers!
Many people asked why I haven't blogged in a while, and if I am still around after the month of May.
Rest assured I am back in the game, and I have some memories I can take with me of this time in corrections.
Good or bad, it is always interesting to watch the action and be part of it.
We have a new attack to deal with so let us begin...
Sick time policy
I thought the ministry and auditor were all up in arms about our sick time.
In essence, they made the case we have issues to deal with.
Now, someone leaks a document that shows we are only needing a little, as if the issue has gone away.
The issue is why are the averages high, not just that they are high.
Was the previous policy based on allotting thresholds for higher risk and averages?
Did the stress and risk go away?
Does a person working in a new building with little stress and contact with diseased persons living off the street get the old program? How nice...
The duty to accommodate still applies here, right?
Did the employer forget to include the unions' role as set out in the policy of the Human Rights Commission?
Does the threshold have a sliding scale? I hope so...
How are we supposed to have fulsome discussions about anything if we don't have access to meetings and our members are put through the levels as a result of being unable to attend due to absence?
How about the return to work issues?
I guess we will be grieving this all over again.
In solidarity, Emidio.
Many people asked why I haven't blogged in a while, and if I am still around after the month of May.
Rest assured I am back in the game, and I have some memories I can take with me of this time in corrections.
Good or bad, it is always interesting to watch the action and be part of it.
We have a new attack to deal with so let us begin...
Sick time policy
I thought the ministry and auditor were all up in arms about our sick time.
In essence, they made the case we have issues to deal with.
Now, someone leaks a document that shows we are only needing a little, as if the issue has gone away.
The issue is why are the averages high, not just that they are high.
Was the previous policy based on allotting thresholds for higher risk and averages?
Did the stress and risk go away?
Does a person working in a new building with little stress and contact with diseased persons living off the street get the old program? How nice...
The duty to accommodate still applies here, right?
Did the employer forget to include the unions' role as set out in the policy of the Human Rights Commission?
Does the threshold have a sliding scale? I hope so...
How are we supposed to have fulsome discussions about anything if we don't have access to meetings and our members are put through the levels as a result of being unable to attend due to absence?
How about the return to work issues?
I guess we will be grieving this all over again.
In solidarity, Emidio.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Surprise??
Canadian prison system 'at breaking point'
June 03, 2009
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA (Jun 3, 2009)
Canada's prison system is stretched to the breaking point and any sudden influx of new inmates would be "dangerous," says the federal correctional investigator.
Howard Sapers' stark warning yesterday comes amid concern that the Harper government's tough-on-crime agenda could swamp already-strained prisons.
Sapers said the country's 58 institutions are barely managing about 13,500 inmates and another 8,000 prisoners are under varying degrees of supervision on the outside.
Adding more inmates could tip the scales toward disaster, Sapers said.
In solidarity, Emidio.
June 03, 2009
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA (Jun 3, 2009)
Canada's prison system is stretched to the breaking point and any sudden influx of new inmates would be "dangerous," says the federal correctional investigator.
Howard Sapers' stark warning yesterday comes amid concern that the Harper government's tough-on-crime agenda could swamp already-strained prisons.
Sapers said the country's 58 institutions are barely managing about 13,500 inmates and another 8,000 prisoners are under varying degrees of supervision on the outside.
Adding more inmates could tip the scales toward disaster, Sapers said.
In solidarity, Emidio.
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