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Friday, June 13, 2008

Union workers say AGCO unfair on sick leave policy

Union workers say AGCO unfair on sick leave policy
Union workers at a Kansas plant of Duluth-based AGCO Corp. say they're still waiting for a response from the farm equipment manufacturer on what they call an unfair switcheroo that penalizes employees for taking sick leave. The roughly 1,100 unionized employees at AGCO's Hesston, Kan., plant now get two marks — or "points" — each time they take one of the five sick days they are allotted a year. They get also one point for missing up to four hours of work or two points for missing more than four hours for other reasons. After 16 points, employees are subject to termination, said Brian Lansaw, president of the United Steelworkers Union Local No. 11228, which represents the Hesston workers.

 



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