The railroad union agreements are negotiated and agreed to by the rank and file members. there are many different union contracts and each is some what different.
All union members have 10 days of unpaid sick leave a year that was negotiated by the union and signed off on by the rank-and-file. Unused sick leave days are paid to employees depending on union contract.
Trainmen turn schedules are negotiated between the union management and the railroad management and union management maximizes turn times so union members receive the greatest amount of compensation.
I call times for trainmen was negotiate with union and it was set at two hours call time. Union members can check the call board to see when they possibly could be called and know ahead of time to be ready.
They can call the board and let them know that they are ill.
Oh, it is a fine line on the turn times that the union management sets up with the local company management and union members. Employees, want to make as much money as they can. Therefore, they have allowed little time between trips (turns).
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