call outs

[dog38]

I am curious what do some of the coops and investor owned utilies you work for consider good response too call outs. My supervisor says 70% is what is expected of me. I have heard that 30% to 40% is the norm at most companys.

[NJlineman55]

Utility company I use to work with had a policy of 20% call out and I believe 25% scheduled overtime. Pretty easy to reach those goals. 75% sounds a little ridiculous. The worst was JCP&L in NJ having their guys on a 100% call out required. Thank God those boys had the balls to stick up for themselves and fight back.

[CHICAGO HAND.]

WE ARE SUING OUR PLACE RIGHT NOW FOR HAVING US ON CALL WITHOUT PAY. CHECK OUT THE WEB PAGE OUR LAW FIRM PUT UP FOR US.


http://www.exelonlinemen.com/



ANOTHER ISSUE WE ARE SUING FOR IS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRUCK AND JOB SIGHT DURING OUR LUNCH BREAK.
EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AROUND HERE UNTIL THEY DREW FIRST BLOOD A FEW YEARS AGO.

[DuFuss]

I think it's dumb for companies to have people on call without compensating for the interruption in their lives. At least 100 a week for the interruption and a 2 hour minimum rounded up to the next hour if you get called. This might sound low to some of you, but we contract for a place that doesn't give their guys any compensation for sitting next to the phone.

[loadbreak55]

We get 16hrs. extra pay @ reg.rate of pay for the week.If you are a journeyman,you get paid @ a higher scale,ie;troubleshooter pay.As far as response,if we're not on call,well we don't have a % to go by.We just are expected to pull our share of o.t.and for the most part,everyone is pretty willing to help out. ;)

[dog38]

We do not get any type of stand by pay. I was told that case law was 30% because one of the locals at first energy was able to take it too arbitration.Any info on this. AEP/PSO is beating us up on this issue. Every supervisor and manager at this place is a goddless puke. They have no consideration for any one other than themselves. I have seen them cover up accidents just because it would effect thier bonus. AKA our bonus. This company is turning into the good ole boy system faster than a rabbit gets $%$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CenterPointEX]

Can you say Mason...?

[Squizzy]

Our agreement gives as an on-call allowance of $45 for Monday through to friday and $90 for Saturday and Sunday. So its $405 for the week we do on call and we usually get the day on call if they need a hand as well. At the moment we also get an extra $1 (rises each year of the current agreement) an hour (doubles on O/T etc) for us responding to 75% of unscheduled call outs and 50 hours of unplanned O/T each year. With 25 hours of the 50 being able to be put forward from being on call.Its not a bad deal but if you don't get called out or asked to do any of the 50 hours and you haven't been called you keep the extra dollar an hour(on all hours)

[Viperexaf]

We don't get jack here except automatic 2 hrs of ot if we're called. Union here is suppose to be negotiating the on call deal but i don't know what will happen in the end, prolly end up on the wrong side of the shaft as usual

[docpyzon]

Two county REC in Southwest Minnesota....8 hours straight pay for a week on call. Guaranteed 2 hours for any calls and on every 5th week. Used to be on every 7th until the new cuthroat manager came on and refuses to replace the last 2 retirees. We have a mandatory 2 man crew after hours and that's the way it should be but with only 4 others to choose from it boils down to being on call anytime the phone rings. Being 2 men short from what we were means we get NO MAINTAINANCE work done at all and we all know that's what keeps us home at night

[Nate]

Im on call right now, were paid 15% of our pay friday at 3:30 till monday am 7:30. We once got 25% until the gas holes took over.

[Monteur _Quebec]

Well i would like to say Hi to all of you , i have been away for so long most of you probably dont remember me hehe:) Were i work we each get our week at troubles and its voluntary :) . It works like this , they have a tight leech on us we get $450.00 a week plus $50.00 bonus if we meet all their demands.

1) must answer pager within 6 minutes.
2) Once pager is answered we get 15 minutes to leave what ever were doing at home and must Radio in a code to say we are on our way.
3) Must comunicate with my Buddy.
4) Must tell dispatch how long it gonna B before i get to trouble.
5) Must tell dispatch what trouble is .
6) Must tell dispatch how long its gonna take to repair trouble.
7) I may miss one call and one only , if i miss 2 i dont get paid the $450.00 or the $50.00 Bonus , but i still get the OT.
8) Being senior i get a pickup truck to go on trouble and i keep it at home, Buddy has to go to the shop and pickup line truck.
9) OT is paid the usual 1.75 hrs at time and a half rest at double . Mimimum Call is 5 hours.

[Hemingray Insulators]

I still remember you Monteur_Quebec you are the one that has a few glass insulators that you posted a pic of, when I first got on this site. Find anymore interesting ones since you were last on here?

[NJlineman55]

One place I worked they would give you 1 hour str8 pay for every 8 hours of call you were on. If you do the math for a weekend it is a joke how much they are ruining your free time for. Besides the fact that alot of companies abuse the shit out of it.

[DuFuss]

Monteur _Quebec looks like if you sit by the phone you get paid well for it.

[shocker]

it just amazes me how it can differ so much from place to place.this is something that needs to be uniform for all union lineman workers.