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Man!, and I thought I had it rough. I don't work on the RR, but my plant requires lots of O.T. from their junior employees. (I'm glad I have some seniority!). I gotta say though, 8 hours off between calls is INSANE! Of course, when accidents happen, management hurries to the scene, and wants everybody to pee in a cup! I am really disgusted with the way management treats its employees, Railroad or otherwise. At my place of work, 12 hour days, 5, maybe 6 days a week are commonplace. Now, they are even starting to work us holidays. (double-time and a half), But why not just hire some extra people, so we can lead a so called normal life? Corporate greed is why. <br />From a Teamster, to all you UTU, and BLE members out there, I know what you guys are going through. We have become the "slaves" of the 21st century. Sure, they pay us what they call "good" wages, but at what cost to our personal lives? <br /> Yea, I know, I shoulda' gone to college. But the cards just weren't on the table for me when I was younger. I just hope I can put in another 20 years on the job, and get SOME sort of retirement security out of it. But with the way things are going now, I doubt it. I didn't really want this posting to end on a political note, but I just gotta say, THANK YOU GEORGE W. BUSH!! You have made my life full of uncertainty, and fear. I wish somebody would bring Franklin D. Roosevelt back to life. At least HE knew how to save the country.
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