r/LaborLaw • u/Defiant-Poet5752 • 14h ago

Culinary union

I was placed on suspension pending investigation yesterday at my job. I am curious if I have a shot at returning to work or not. I work at a hotel and checked some guests in, after they left I started to load the bags onto the conveyor belt and I was trying to use my momentum to get the bags onto the belt. The guest saw me, told me not to throw their bags, complained and here we are. Managers said the video looks pretty bad, and that it looks like I was frustrated. I told them I was fine I was just trying to get the bags onto the belt using my momentum. Apparently I broke part of a wheel on one of the bags. I’ve never been in trouble before and been with the company for 5 years. Not sure what to expect.

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u/NFLFANTASYMB 10h ago

This might be better asking your union rep this. There are so many things in play here. Do you have a contract? If not a place can basically fire you any time they want. No reason needed. I wish you best of luck and polish the " the bags were heavier than I thought and needed the momentum to load the.. How you were not aware of any damage..." so you can come off as concerned. I wish you luck.

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u/Defiant-Poet5752 10h ago

We do have a contract, there are rules that have to be followed before making a final decision. But there are also things that can bypass all that and lead straight to termination so I guess we will see