Pros
Free medical and a paycheck Every week
Cons
Employees are punished for using sick time.. each day out is an occurrence and we are given 10 days a year but if we use them we lose 3 the next year.. PGW sets employees up to fail. A doctors note is required every time you are out. Sometimes you wake up not feeling good and not every illness requires a doctors appt. PGW doesn’t understand that some doctors charge a fee for notes without appointments. Sick check has to stop also.. this is such an invasion of privacy to have PGW show up at your door when you are sick. Too many old heads as Union reps. They bargain for this but it benefits them more than the membership. They aren’t affected by only have 7 sick days.. all of them have been at the job 30+ years and have time banked up . Why would they bargain for the whole team of union members. One year probation is insane. Who puts their new employees on probation for 1 year with no time off or sick days.. no exceptions? How many people with children never have an emergency in a year? People get fired for taking off in emergencies and it’s just not right. There really is no work life balance . I don’t think management or union reps realize the stress that employees have just trying to keep their job .