tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025702845098461811.post6651773091332593275..comments2023-03-24T11:33:00.713-07:00Comments on UNIFOR Local 592, Port Alberni, B.C.: Beginning of a Web SiteUNIFOR Local 592http://www.blogger.com/profile/11325078369551640127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025702845098461811.post-23611732731909457802008-01-25T20:27:00.000-08:002008-01-25T20:27:00.000-08:00Here is how I answered the same question posted on...Here is how I answered the same question posted on my blog:<BR/><BR/>The basic principles still apply and that is entitlement to a 40 hour average work week over an 8 week period with seniority being the guiding principle in this. So, if a laid off member had not been getting his average, then he would be entitled to a 48 hour week as opposed to a 36 hour week before junior people were given time.<BR/><BR/>This is my understanding of the contract and I believe we have applied this in the past as well.<BR/><BR/>While, I agree that it would be nice to just give everyone a 36 hour week to bring more people back to work, the company canceled the shorter work week and so we have to go with a 40 hour week and that has to be an average for those who work shift work.Timothy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432572680377583826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025702845098461811.post-63040931958208461332008-01-25T12:46:00.000-08:002008-01-25T12:46:00.000-08:00I would like to ask the president and manning comm...I would like to ask the president and manning commitee why is it that there is laid off employees in the CTMP plant recieving 48 hours when these employees could get 36 resulting in hours for yet another laid off member ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com