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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

My ex worked in a Unionized job at Amtrak. The union will defend members for 
almost anything (one tried to run down his boss with a truck, and they 
defended him!), but there are automatic consequences to failing a drug test. 
They did fight to get rehab included.

Lynn Wigglesworth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Drug screens and the way things should be


> To further answer the questions, Rob, I suppose one always has a choice.
>  You don't *have* to prove anything or provide samples, but if you
> don't, then the consequence of that is that you lose your employment or
> you are not hired.
> I've never worked in a place where employees were unionized, but I'm
> guessing that might affect things.
>
> B
>
>
> EarthNSky wrote:
> > Rob wrote:
> > > At  9/29/2009 09:54 PM,EarthNSky wrote:
> > >
> > > > If it is accepted that you and I must be subjected for drug testing in
> > > > order to get our paycheck, why is it not accepted that those who 
> > > > receive
> > > > government assistance in the form of welfare or unemployment be
> > > > subjected to the same random screening and terms?
> > > Why should anyone have to 'prove' that they did not use illegal drugs
> > > in the past (whatever time they show up for)?
> >
> > I had to list all medications, prescription and OTC taken in the last 10
> > days.
> >
> >   Why should anyone have
> > > to provide a sample of anything so someone (or thing in the case of a
> > > government body) can use it against them?
> >
> > To answer your question,
>
> --
> Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the ocean's depths, MY son is
> protecting your freedom on the USS Key West, currently deployed
> somewhere in the Pacific and/or Indian Ocean.  Go Navy!
> EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA
>
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