Out of work

It is a duty of the bosses to protect any member that is a governing principle. We here in why did you join the union are distressed when we learn that our fellow member is out of work for a period of close to three years without remuneration. It is clear that the bosses are unable to get this member back to work. We demand from our TWU Local 100 president John Samuelsen to hand us those bosses to our adhoc grilling for failing to get the member back to work.

Lets discuss the member went out on Injury On Duty the management intends to get any member back work thru their so called Independent Medical Examiner (who generally rates everyone as fit for duty after six month regardless of their condition). However this member since going out has not received emolument. As per our background the member has been given lip service from the bosses regarding the salary in addition to getting back to work.

This case clearly demonstrates how the management are getting back at this member -what is ironic is the bosses give the appearance of going along. Thus we demand from TWU Local 100 and the executive board to enact a by-law ‘in the event that a member is out on Injury On Duty does not receive pay then the TWU Local 100 will withhold the salary of those bosses until the member receives their salary’.

This member is struggling to make ends meet in their daily life, has maxed out all the credit cards with debt, has eroded all the savings and is almost at the door of bankruptcy. This is a clear example of how ineffective the bosses are. Thus we demand to our president Samuelsen to serve to protect this member because clearly the bosses are useless. How can they justify that a member who is on IOD without pay will have the ability to cover the bills for six months let alone almost three years? Where will this member find that financial cushion? 

Can those bosses just imagine how hard times has befallen this member who is on IOD? Don't they believe this member needs cash cushion in reserve to pay bills, to buy food etc.?