Similar to the disability scandal, a few folks abuse the system and everyone gets penalized
It wasn't the
few it was the
many who abused the system. The
few are the ones with legitimate disabilities that had their disability annuity suspended while the issue was being investigated. They were the ones penalized. The
many were hiding in their closets hoping they didn't get arrested.
The transportation unions are claiming that they are going to try to stop the time clock requirement. I don't think they will be successful in this day and age. They should be careful because the carrier may try to have a court nullify the home terminal rule. This is the only reason that unions without time clock requirements would fight this. The Home Terminal. I don't believe a judge will agree that the carrier should be forced to pay an employee to sit home because of a union agreement designed to return the employee from where they started. The unions may have to accept what is inevitable, such as a time clock to protect their agreements.
Waste of time and money..... Its just something to say they did something....
Its isn't supposed to save money. It's a cover to prevent having to explain to the MTA Board why some employees are paid back to their terminals but not have to actually travel there. When this comes up, the carrier describes the Home Terminal rule and it often isn't recieved well. There are many instances where something doesn't make sense but is done out of spite or jealousy. Parking is a great example. Dont you guys see how parking for employees are reduced everytime they rebuild a yard or facility? The attitude is that parking space is not in your contract and you have a free pass so use it. They could do more but they dont because they don't want to.