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CaptnProlapse t1_j1c39c0 wrote

Reply to comment by COLURER in They’re sacrificing holiday time with their families ⏳ so we can enjoy it with ours in comfort 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Thank you for all you do 🙏 #401wx 👷👷‍♀️👷‍♂️ by WeatherInRI

There's a weird culture with this kind of shit.

They're missing Christmas with their families.

Yeah, but they're getting 45 dollars an hour to do it.

Oh, well, I guess seeing your daughter open her presents doesn't matter. You made a whole bunch of money.

No one willingly takes Christmas or Thanksgiving shifts. They get stuck working them.

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DKdeeks t1_j1cowlp wrote

Much more than $45 a hour

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follysurfer t1_j1d93bo wrote

No it’s no much more. My brother in law is a line man out there. They work incredibly hard and very long shifts.

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FitNefariousness5627 t1_j1dgkj3 wrote

45 an hour is our straight time. Storm duty is double time and holiday pay is double time plus holiday pay, so around 150.00 an hour. I retired from grid before peoples took over as a lineman here in RI.

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follysurfer t1_j1dj1fh wrote

That’s not true anymore. He gets 1.5 times for tomorrow abs double on Xmas.

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FitNefariousness5627 t1_j1e7733 wrote

So I guess the contract from 2021 that goes for 4 years is no longer the contract? He gets double time for Christmas plus the flat rate holiday pay and Christmas eve is a holiday as well. The UWUA took Christmas eve as a holiday while the steelworkers took the day after Thanksgiving. If he is not getting this he needs to get in touch with Phil. Any Sunday worked is 1.5 times and overtime on any Sunday is double time. If his rate is only 30 per hour he is not at the top of the rate or not a lineman

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follysurfer t1_j1eadpm wrote

Honestly don’t know. When you responded, I call him. He just said that it’s 1.5 today and sat and double on Xmas. He may be bullshitting me. But he’s usually straight up. Or maybe he just doesn’t pay that close attention. I do know he’s on duty because my sister is annoyed. Lol.

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FitNefariousness5627 t1_j1ecafy wrote

He is right but it is what he is getting paid for time "worked" he also gets the holiday pay of (8 hours straight time) that everyone else that is off today gets. I worked every Christmas and Thanksgiving for 20 years. I never got to wake up with my daughters on Christmas morning for 20 years, no matter how much you make missing those holidays with family is not worth it.

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Educational_Leg36 t1_j1dudx9 wrote

Not really. Not many were there actually sacrificing family time. Most of us willingly took holidays because pay is good

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j1dwtmq wrote

Plenty of people willing take holiday shifts. It's good money. Not everyone has kids or even family.

Also it's December 23rd right now. December 24th is not projected to have any inclement weather beyond being cold. I think we can maybe wait and see if anyone actually misses present opening before assuming that's a given?

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