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Originally Posted by dagenius69
Hey MotormanMike thanks for the update. I talked to a t/o that I know who retired earlier this year. He said all he has been doing lately is going to retirement parties. He said it seems like t/o's are retiring at a record pace. Does it seem like this is the case from your view? Also how many vacation/sick days do t/o's get? Cant seem to find that info anywhere. I got list #190, hoping to get called by next summer. As always thanks for the info.
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There have been some retirements. Those retirements are being filled by the promotional list right now. 190 as a list number is excellent , so I would be very optimistic if I were you.
We get 12 sick days a year. You get them May 1st every year. You get them up front for the year. You can carry unused days from year to year. In fact , it is encouraged. If you retire with over 50% of your total sick time still in the bank , the MTA will pay you for 50% of those days. Example , 12 days a year times 25 years to retirement = 260 days. Let's say you retire with 125 days in the bank. It's under 50% , so you get nothing. Let's say you have 200 days in the bank. MTA pays you for 100.
On the one hand you get a lump sum check for a lot of days. On the other side , you are getting screwed out of half your time. Some guys think the system is good , some think it sucks. Once you come sown here you will quickly find you will either be motivated to use your time when you are sick so you don't give anything back when you are gone , OR you will be motivated to never call out sick so you can get a nice fat lump sum check one day. It's a matter of perspective.
The MTA has a strict sick policy and down here if you go out sick , you need to get doctors lines on an MTA form. They don't accept doctors notes. They have a very strict in depth sick policy that you will be filled in on if you get hired. For your first year until May 1st , you will earn 1 sick day a month until May 1st. So if you get hired say in Oct 12 , you will get a day in Nov , Dec , etc. until May then get 12 more May 1st.
While you are on probation , which is your first year from the day you are hired and that includes the time you spend in training which will be almost six months , so about half that , you can be dismissed as the MTA's discretion. That is standard civil service policy and applies to cops , firefighters , etc. DO NOT call out sick more than once when you are on probation. Twice if you are almost dead. Your work record will be reviewed before the end of your first year and you can be dismissed before the end of your probation if you are red flagged for sick time abuse.
Vacation time is pro-rated during the year you get hired. Then for the 1st 3 calendar years (note CALENEDAR , Jan 1st to Dec 31st , not YOUR anniversary date) you get 2 weeks vacation a year. After you complete 3 full calendar years (so let's say you got hired Jan 3rd 2012 , all 2012 would not count) you get 1 month. After 15 calendar years , you get 5 weeks.
You can bank up to 5 days (one week) to use at your discretion (that is , with crew assignments approval , you just can't call and take a day unless it's a verifiable emergency , and you must support that with documentation). Then you can take the remaining time as you wish , subject to your seniority. Let's say you have a month , like I get now , you can save a week and take three off , take off a full month , do two weeks and two weeks , take one and three , four individual weeks , etc. The catch is , again , based on seniority. Count for the first few years on vacationing sometime during January thru April.
The contract is going to be up in January of 2012 and Management and the Union will negotitate a new contract. During negotiations anything can happen. We can get more , give givebacks , or stay the same , so what I am telling you now is what the deal is until the next contract. My guess is that things will mostly stay the same , but who knows. The powers that be will work it out.
You have a good list number , good luck , hope to see you down here one day.
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