For those of you that are reading this , thank you . I don't really have any friends to bounce this off of , only my family and husband , all of which are potentially biased . I need an opinion from outsiders to let me know if what I'm thinking is on track .
I am a Union apprentice wireman . In 2008 I was working night shift 2 hours away from home . My husband was working 3 hours away on another job for the same contractor . The contractor approached him and asked if he would run a job 5 hours away (night shift ) from home . The contractor said they would transfer me down there to work with him . He talked with me about it . I was concerned that I would not have time enough to plan our wedding if we went down to that job ( our wedding was less than 3 months away , and working night shift I was not able to do all of the last minute cake , decorating , final plans etc. with the shift I had and the job being 2 hours away . ) My husband told me that the contractor had a verbal agreement that the new job would not last more than 8 weeks . 6 months before this , I had talked to this contractor and had requested 2 weeks off before my wedding , and had told them that I could not be out of town 4 weeks before the wedding . They agreed to have me in town if they had a job available . Long story short , the 8 weeks was up and I went back to the contractor and asked them if they had any work for me...they said no...I contacted my apprentice director to let him know I was out of work . I filed for Unemployment for the 2 weeks I WAS NOT going to take off before the wedding . I went to work for a different contractor 2 days after my honeymoon , and worked for them for 4 months . I did not file for Unemployment again until 6 months after the last employer . September of 2009 I received a letter from Unemployment stating that I was denied because of the first employer in 2008 saying that I quit . I am now fighting Unemployment for back wages ( they say that I owe them almost $2,000 ). My question is.....how can a contractor put in a dispute against an employee well over a year ago ? Are the employers not responsible for turning in the paperwork in a timely matter , and why would Unemployment not see it as I do ? I am filing a grievance with the Union against this employer......if my political BA lets me . He seems to think that I had to do it in a timely manner.....what about the contractor !! Sorry this is so long....but being out of work for almost 2 years , and my husband has only worked 2 1/2 months in the last 2 years ( he's a journeyman wireman , and worked down in California....yeah .....work is that slow up here ) I'm just fed up with people walking all over me .
Another thing is....how can Unemployment say that I owe them that much ? If I understand it right , they go quarterly with employers . That being the case , 2009 filings would not be under the first employer...they would have to be under the last one I worked for wouldn't they ? I'm just afraid that I'll have to get a lawyer......very long story to do with the first employer....goes back to when I was 14 and didn't even know about the shop , family politics on their part . I'm sure I could win , but that would mean one less Union shop in our parts , and one heck of a long headache for me .
Someone please enlighten me on this whole mystery of Unemployment !
I am a Union apprentice wireman . In 2008 I was working night shift 2 hours away from home . My husband was working 3 hours away on another job for the same contractor . The contractor approached him and asked if he would run a job 5 hours away (night shift ) from home . The contractor said they would transfer me down there to work with him . He talked with me about it . I was concerned that I would not have time enough to plan our wedding if we went down to that job ( our wedding was less than 3 months away , and working night shift I was not able to do all of the last minute cake , decorating , final plans etc. with the shift I had and the job being 2 hours away . ) My husband told me that the contractor had a verbal agreement that the new job would not last more than 8 weeks . 6 months before this , I had talked to this contractor and had requested 2 weeks off before my wedding , and had told them that I could not be out of town 4 weeks before the wedding . They agreed to have me in town if they had a job available . Long story short , the 8 weeks was up and I went back to the contractor and asked them if they had any work for me...they said no...I contacted my apprentice director to let him know I was out of work . I filed for Unemployment for the 2 weeks I WAS NOT going to take off before the wedding . I went to work for a different contractor 2 days after my honeymoon , and worked for them for 4 months . I did not file for Unemployment again until 6 months after the last employer . September of 2009 I received a letter from Unemployment stating that I was denied because of the first employer in 2008 saying that I quit . I am now fighting Unemployment for back wages ( they say that I owe them almost $2,000 ). My question is.....how can a contractor put in a dispute against an employee well over a year ago ? Are the employers not responsible for turning in the paperwork in a timely matter , and why would Unemployment not see it as I do ? I am filing a grievance with the Union against this employer......if my political BA lets me . He seems to think that I had to do it in a timely manner.....what about the contractor !! Sorry this is so long....but being out of work for almost 2 years , and my husband has only worked 2 1/2 months in the last 2 years ( he's a journeyman wireman , and worked down in California....yeah .....work is that slow up here ) I'm just fed up with people walking all over me .
Another thing is....how can Unemployment say that I owe them that much ? If I understand it right , they go quarterly with employers . That being the case , 2009 filings would not be under the first employer...they would have to be under the last one I worked for wouldn't they ? I'm just afraid that I'll have to get a lawyer......very long story to do with the first employer....goes back to when I was 14 and didn't even know about the shop , family politics on their part . I'm sure I could win , but that would mean one less Union shop in our parts , and one heck of a long headache for me .
Someone please enlighten me on this whole mystery of Unemployment !
