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Here We Go Again / re Divi
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11/18/2017 03:53 AM
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Re: Here We Go Again / re Divi
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11/18/2017 09:14 AM
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I agree. While I hate to see anyone out of work who wants to work and considering the circumstances, they are doing pretty good to at least have some income from a limited schedule.
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Re: Here We Go Again / re Divi
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11/18/2017 09:37 AM
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First, you're assuming that they DON'T have any income, which may or may not be the case. If you buy it, most insurance has a 'business interruption' component which would pay to substitute for lost income. However, as I understand it, SXM law says that if you have a union contract, the business cannot just unilaterally change or reduce workers' hours. They have to try to meet with the union to discuss the matter and see if the two sides can agree on a resolution. If they can't, I think the business has to go to court and can't just unilaterally reduce hours.
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Re: Here We Go Again / re Divi
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11/18/2017 04:01 PM
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I wouldn't blame them if they went elsewhere right now, and I think that's pretty dirty of them to require them not to work someplace else. How are people going to survive on that amount of money?
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Re: Here We Go Again / re Divi
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11/18/2017 11:24 PM
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GettingThere said: not likely they would lose more than one at a time I don't know if they self-insure or not, but this year they have lost more than one at a time. In addition to SXM, St. Croix is also closed due to Irma.
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Re: Here We Go Again / re Divi
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11/19/2017 01:38 AM
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Again, as I stated before, I don't think it's a matter of what is "fair". I believe the law in SXM states that union workers CANNOT have their hours reduced unilaterally by the employer. They have to attempt to work out a reasonable solution for both parties.
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