Chicago veteran fights firing after taking extended leave from CTA job

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 156

  • @rickysmithist
    @rickysmithist 10 месяцев назад +74

    That’s the real reason he got let go.He was about to be fully vested ,so some genius figured we can save the company a little dough by letting go a 22 year veteran. Now it’s gonna cost them 100 times more in lawsuits and bad press

    • @johnsradios484
      @johnsradios484 10 месяцев назад +2

      I doubt it .

    • @ruhap9311
      @ruhap9311 10 месяцев назад

      If it was the NRA I would say you were right but state employment doesn't care.

    • @augustusbrown5320
      @augustusbrown5320 10 месяцев назад +7

      Facts

    • @ctcole77
      @ctcole77 10 месяцев назад

      why don't you just make it 100% lie and play the race card

    • @foreverboopie9135
      @foreverboopie9135 10 месяцев назад

      @@johnsradios484Don’t be so doubtful. I & several other people employed at the same time as myself were terminated for unreasonable reasons. I fought back and got my job back. But not everybody was able to save their jobs. I left that job fully invested.

  • @tiffanijohnson906
    @tiffanijohnson906 10 месяцев назад +44

    Don’t want to pay that pension. Old trick companies do.

    • @6time686
      @6time686 10 месяцев назад +9

      Not letting the employee know their short term disability is almost up is another old trick...

    • @augustusbrown5320
      @augustusbrown5320 10 месяцев назад

      @@6time686Yep

  • @WoodakaDiddy
    @WoodakaDiddy 10 месяцев назад +46

    Wow he was a good dude I always wondered what happened to him hopefully he gets his job back

    • @karlwalter2242
      @karlwalter2242 10 месяцев назад

      I know the human resources Beech that fired him she's an evil POS...

  • @Nino_J
    @Nino_J 10 месяцев назад +23

    Terrible…
    I hope he gets the proper compensation

  • @ishamiah1619
    @ishamiah1619 10 месяцев назад +39

    They did a Veteran wrong ! Shame on them

    • @tyshondrabarnes7631
      @tyshondrabarnes7631 10 месяцев назад +2

      YES

    • @karlwalter2242
      @karlwalter2242 10 месяцев назад +2

      They'll do wrong to anyone they can to not pay their pension

    • @ishamiah1619
      @ishamiah1619 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@karlwalter2242 they can’t get away with it. It’s not right. Justice for workers and Justice for veterans

  • @ballershanelle
    @ballershanelle 10 месяцев назад +14

    Mental heath is serious...he deserves to be able to take sick leave ...he needs a lawyer

  • @DariusW-2000
    @DariusW-2000 10 месяцев назад +11

    I just started my job as a CTA bus driver. 1 month now. I am sorry that you got fired on the job, i appreciate your service as a veteran who served our country.

  • @CyberFas
    @CyberFas 10 месяцев назад +13

    Thank you for your service 🪖

  • @v.a.993
    @v.a.993 10 месяцев назад +39

    Jackson needs to consult an attorney. This issue is not something you want to take on alone for mental health reasons. And, the CTA is not the type of organization you want to take on alone with minimal EEOC support.

  • @debrh.b
    @debrh.b 10 месяцев назад +19

    Why is the C T A firing people left and right , when they need to have MORE buses and trains so customers don't have to wait for 2 hours !!

    • @jlv3x
      @jlv3x 10 месяцев назад +7

      They want to fire people before they're fully vested to receive a full pension. I seen them try to do it several times.

  • @rayd8912
    @rayd8912 10 месяцев назад +24

    If you're not a combat veteran, you won't even understand......God bless you, brother......I know the struggle.

    • @chasg8183
      @chasg8183 10 месяцев назад +1

      I don’t think you need to be a veteran. If you’re around friends and family who are, you have a level of sympathy. PTSD isn’t a joke and I wish people could put themselves in other people’s shoes.

    • @karlwalter2242
      @karlwalter2242 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@chasg8183, As a patient PTSD , BPD I can say that our lives operate very different from regular ppl , but one thing is that if you want to retire from the CTA you can't take a day off those people are not drivers they are slaves

    • @chasg8183
      @chasg8183 10 месяцев назад

      @@karlwalter2242 I don’t like how companies treat veterans. It irks my soul.

  • @MarkJohnson-ye4zz
    @MarkJohnson-ye4zz 10 месяцев назад +21

    Why didn't someone within the organization advise him of FMLA?? Was he eligible for disability retirement? Is disability retirement offered through the CTA? Was his supervisor in contact with him regarding his return? So many questions

    • @PeggyRabbit32
      @PeggyRabbit32 10 месяцев назад +7

      FMLA doesn't cover some things. He was on Short-term disability because of the amount of time he was out of work. After the Short-term disability was exhausted his claim was shifted to long-term. The bottom line is that he was let go to save the company money.

  • @MelvinCooper-ov8lg
    @MelvinCooper-ov8lg 10 месяцев назад +28

    I’m a former cta bus operator, I know him, he had more protection as a bus driver.

    • @giveme10feet
      @giveme10feet 10 месяцев назад +5

      How long does it take for you guys to be fully vested? Or did it start over when he became mgmt?

    • @poeticallykesh
      @poeticallykesh 10 месяцев назад

      26yrs and a day

  • @gwenthennis5893
    @gwenthennis5893 10 месяцев назад +1

    I hope he can overcome the PTSD. My son (a veteran) didn't make it through. He committed suicide 4 yrs ago next month.

  • @skaterlover1999
    @skaterlover1999 10 месяцев назад +9

    This is EXACTLY why I record calls the majority of the time! I wish I could help him! Also, they could have simply hired a TEMP or INTERIM!!!

    • @Betty_Monroe
      @Betty_Monroe 10 месяцев назад +1

      Just make you sure get consent bc that’s against the law in IL and many other states just in case you didn’t know this

    • @skaterlover1999
      @skaterlover1999 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Betty_Monroe You do NOT have to ask for consent when the other party is already recording. When the other party is recording, there is NO expectation of privacy. Though some judges are incompetent and may not allow your recording to be permissible in court, it will NEVER be deemed as illegal. I record the incompetent DMHC in the state of CA ALL of the time and they know it. I cannot tell you the countless times I received wrong information and different answers from different employees.

    • @whoodyGPonder-fj6hq
      @whoodyGPonder-fj6hq 10 месяцев назад

      😮😮😮

  • @CarolynGamble
    @CarolynGamble 10 месяцев назад +1

    It happens too often to many people who sick. I
    Pray he gets his job back.

  • @NaturalBeauty707
    @NaturalBeauty707 10 месяцев назад +3

    Discrimination Exercise your rights My brother...these Employers like this need to be held Accountable...Smh...you had a significant reason for your leave.

  • @justred5164
    @justred5164 10 месяцев назад +3

    I swear to GOD this same exact thing happened to me! The lawsuit is pending…..

  • @johnsradios484
    @johnsradios484 10 месяцев назад +3

    He exhausted all his time and at some point need to return to work, retire or get fired.

  • @olivergavingavin1909
    @olivergavingavin1909 10 месяцев назад +7

    He needs to contact Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago for free Pro Bono services

  • @chrisyates1356
    @chrisyates1356 3 месяца назад

    We hear about so many Veterans not winning the struggle with ptsd. Here’s a man who is trying to help himself and he gets burned. Unacceptable!!

  • @brittsavage7982
    @brittsavage7982 10 месяцев назад +8

    Thats a damn shame!

  • @lloydhenderson1456
    @lloydhenderson1456 10 месяцев назад +2

    He'll get his come ups...he just gotta keep pushing forward

  • @davidbirch98
    @davidbirch98 10 месяцев назад +32

    You seem like a good dude. I wish the best for you. Dont let any job get you down. Make it worthwhile on your off time. Allmost all jobs suck. If your depressed please read the bible. If everything you see in front of you is bad, look up instead. Look to God.

    • @Armyvet55
      @Armyvet55 10 месяцев назад +3

      Amen,good words of wisdom 🙌

  • @benisrael5169
    @benisrael5169 9 месяцев назад +1

    If you don’t work, you don’t eat

  • @TD-iq1gk
    @TD-iq1gk 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is terrible

  • @yeverett4533
    @yeverett4533 10 месяцев назад +3

    Businesses can't operate if employees take off for 6 months at a time. Jackson had been off for 6 months and wanted more time. He was due to return to work on December 17th. Well, we all know that no one wants to return to work during the holidays. I hate he lost his job but companies have policies in place so people don't abuse their benefits.

  • @robertawalker526
    @robertawalker526 10 месяцев назад +2

    I Pray He Wins
    This is awful and you question why people won't stay on the job

  • @ruhap9311
    @ruhap9311 10 месяцев назад +6

    I'm sorry, PTSD sucks, but most of us go through it. I think it's a mistake to make a business responsible. Like most "benefits", it becomes abused.

    • @carladavis1473
      @carladavis1473 10 месяцев назад +3

      When you say " must of us" who is us?

    • @ruhap9311
      @ruhap9311 10 месяцев назад

      @@carladavis1473 Divorce, death, major transitions, betrayal, trauma... that result in unexpected life changes leave what we call PTSD. Military just gets money for it. The main factor is a failure of some sort. You can go to jail or you can go to jail for a crime you didn't do and aren't prepared for it.

    • @robertawalker526
      @robertawalker526 10 месяцев назад +2

      I hope nothing happens to you. I am empathetic to this man because this happens more than you think
      😮 Wait your turn sir and you will see and do not complain
      ,!!!

  • @strothermartin5368
    @strothermartin5368 10 месяцев назад +4

    What ilse is new, happens all the time, especially when you work for the Government.

  • @GridLockAndy
    @GridLockAndy 10 месяцев назад +11

    I think the ppl in this comments are missing that he clearly called the job to find out what he could do. Or did you miss that part in this short video? Lol. They told him he could use long term leave and they were wrong. How is this still on him? Sounds like an accountable man with an issue who still went to seek an option his JOB told him he had. Would you have even tried?

  • @six8415
    @six8415 10 месяцев назад +2

    CTA is the absolute worst to work for. Everyone is out to screw each other. LITERALLY!

  • @melviasheppard8466
    @melviasheppard8466 10 месяцев назад

    We have the same diagnosis and some days are harder than others. With medication and counseling he’s going to be okay ❣️

  • @arthurjones7225
    @arthurjones7225 10 месяцев назад +1

    wow! I understand that PTSD is real, but after six months the brother needed to either go back to work or move on.

  • @Gotinks
    @Gotinks 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nawl bro, if you not approved, take yourself to work. Your short term had an end date and your long term was pending. That means you need to be at work till your approval arrives or You may recieve a denial letter.

  • @alinabeverly7813
    @alinabeverly7813 10 месяцев назад +2

    I believe they should have just placed someone in his service until he returned. They could have held a meeting.

  • @laurabustinza9526
    @laurabustinza9526 10 месяцев назад

    I hope he gets justice

  • @wilbo417
    @wilbo417 10 месяцев назад +1

    Six months is too long to hold up a spot for one person!

  • @IronMikeDyson1979
    @IronMikeDyson1979 10 месяцев назад

    As a veteran, all he has to do is file a claim with the ESGR as long as he has the proper documents filed with his former employer. I see them twice and they stopped my past employers from denying my preparation for deployment (incident 1 in 2003)and returning from annual training maintaining my current shift and hours at a new building (2015). They are great and care about veterans

  • @clarahaywood9961
    @clarahaywood9961 10 месяцев назад +1

    Mr.Jackson you will be ok if know one else have you God have you just trust and believe in him 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

  • @t.kuykendall517
    @t.kuykendall517 10 месяцев назад +1

    Give that man his job back. Not only is he a veteran, but that one person not being there is not going to put you out of business! Sue them! Give that man his pension. He earned it.

    • @yancytrublood5449
      @yancytrublood5449 10 месяцев назад

      This is a place of work, not some charity. We're not hiring and paying people to not work for over half a year. As a veteran myself, I understand he has some issues but there comes a point where this can't go on.

    • @t.kuykendall517
      @t.kuykendall517 10 месяцев назад

      @@yancytrublood5449 Nope. Give him his job back. Clearly there was a break in communication. Someone at the company dropped the ball in clear communication with him. Even if he somehow messed up, there should be clear documentation of fair communication with him. This man was about to draw a pension and he deserves his money. This is not uncommon for people to be sneakily let go before they get that payout. This nay not be the norm, but it's certainly not uncommon. Veteran or not!

  • @MsTrish3520
    @MsTrish3520 10 месяцев назад +1

    Contact legal aide for a wrongful terminaton suit or negotiate being vested to retire from the CTA in lieu of litigation. . , oi

  • @johnaltobello5095
    @johnaltobello5095 10 месяцев назад +7

    And the CTA is looking for bus drivers.

  • @patriciasmith3175
    @patriciasmith3175 10 месяцев назад +1

    i saw a post on facebook that’s extremely similar same dates & everything

  • @RELLOMUSTY37
    @RELLOMUSTY37 10 месяцев назад +1

    He probably fired like 35 people

  • @peachykeen4242
    @peachykeen4242 10 месяцев назад +1

    That's probably why they fired him... because it was almost time for him to collect his full pension. Many companies or corporations find a bogus reason to do something like this when a person is nearing full retirement. Shameful.

  • @TamaraNiKole
    @TamaraNiKole 10 месяцев назад

    The fact that short term was switching over to long term does nothing for him?

  • @darkhorse7424
    @darkhorse7424 10 месяцев назад +1

    I handle business when I was young so at 46+ years old I do not have to beg and plead for a job.

  • @leelew.1462
    @leelew.1462 10 месяцев назад +1

    I'm still confused and trying to understand why bm fight in wars for a country that crap on us. Teach me something.

  • @JamesJones-mn1ld
    @JamesJones-mn1ld 10 месяцев назад

    Six months leave from a job is long enough. You can not expect them to hold a job for you or anyone indefinite.

  • @ThisisitSHOWNERWAYTV
    @ThisisitSHOWNERWAYTV 10 месяцев назад +1

    That’s why I didn’t see myself as a veteran cause I always feel like if i put army uniform 👮‍♂️ on , the gouvernement should 💰 me for the rest of my life. Specially if I get injured 🤕 while on service

  • @BroomBlackman4eva
    @BroomBlackman4eva 10 месяцев назад

    Walmart just did the same thing to me. Friday...smh.

  • @Kelly-h1p
    @Kelly-h1p 10 месяцев назад +1

    FMLA covers you for 12 months and that should have been applied.

  • @HCjailwhathappenKRISTANSMITH
    @HCjailwhathappenKRISTANSMITH 10 месяцев назад

    Houston Metro is the same way especially when you got seniority.

  • @robertquail5838
    @robertquail5838 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your paid to work. It isn't your employer job to worry about you. Get to work or get out.

    • @JonathanHebrews
      @JonathanHebrews 10 месяцев назад

      He applied for extended leave dipshit.

  • @robertawalker526
    @robertawalker526 10 месяцев назад +1

    I see a lawsuit!!!!

  • @TheloniousJackson
    @TheloniousJackson 10 месяцев назад

    He handled attendance and discipline issues and he didn’t know what his options were???

  • @rochellegorcheck3772
    @rochellegorcheck3772 10 месяцев назад

    Did he say he was out for 6 months and needed more time? He needed another job. Obviously, they cant hold his job forever and if he cant return after that length of time due to stress and exhaustion he would never be in shape to do his job!

  • @HarmonybonesBlueberryJohnson
    @HarmonybonesBlueberryJohnson 10 месяцев назад

    This is sad. The only people wanted you well was the VA.

  • @Passionatelyfruits
    @Passionatelyfruits 10 месяцев назад +1

    I guarantee when it come time for the same ppl to retire they make sure their papers & $$ is right
    (They mess over others)

  • @theeradiantgoddess
    @theeradiantgoddess 10 месяцев назад

    Horrible!! CTA is horrible for that.

  • @ctcole77
    @ctcole77 10 месяцев назад

    Must be nice, 6 months no work, full pay.

  • @mantistoboggan7228
    @mantistoboggan7228 10 месяцев назад

    Just remember, two sides to every story. This report tells his side and his views.

  • @House-Boating
    @House-Boating 10 месяцев назад

    No case cause Mr Jackson didn’t handle it appropriately, definitely would’ve had more benefits stayed as a driver.

  • @Ham-rq5iy
    @Ham-rq5iy 10 месяцев назад

    Come on, bro, you know the rules. You go on unpaid leave when you run out of family leave. He played around and got caught them got fired. Now you can smell the flowers all day long.

  • @marshayemanuel4774
    @marshayemanuel4774 10 месяцев назад

    Should of applied for long term

  • @yodo6414
    @yodo6414 10 месяцев назад

    AWAL, is a no no period..

  • @Chris-2actv
    @Chris-2actv 10 месяцев назад

    Ok ok.💯

  • @dystopian..
    @dystopian.. 10 месяцев назад

    Oh jeez

  • @augustusbrown5320
    @augustusbrown5320 10 месяцев назад +2

    The Black Experience!!!!!

  • @JamieKennedi
    @JamieKennedi 10 месяцев назад +11

    I am sorry that this happened to him but he played himself on this one. There is no winning this case. CTA gave him short term disability with out hesitation. He should have within the second or third month contacted someone at CTA and asked what if I need more time what should I do? At that point they would have told him about long term. He then could have applied for it during the short term coverage and he would have been approved while he was protected under the short term disability. However he waited a few weeks prior to ask these questions and then applied to long term right before he was supposed to return to work. He was officially AWOL at that point. Its unfortunate this happened.

    • @donalynmoss203
      @donalynmoss203 10 месяцев назад +2

      He didn’t play himself. CTA’s higher ups played him. Also, CTA’s union sucks as does their arbitration, along with the one-sided crooked attorneys. They’re going to get enough of mistreating long-term employees. People get legitimately ill. Unfortunately, EEOC deals with discrimination that’s difficult to prove. Hopefully he’ll find an attorney that’s not afraid of taking on CTA or find one that’s not on the take.

    • @JamieKennedi
      @JamieKennedi 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@donalynmoss203 The hire ups had nothing to do with taking care of his business. That’s like blaming the CEO a for not having toilet paper in the bathrooms. He could have called them at any point. Noticed he called them weeks out to say he needed more time and then they told him about the long-term disability. So if he would have called two or three months within his short term disability they would have told him about the long term and he could have applied. In 2023 and beyond you have to be on your business because no one else is going to run behind you and ask you did you do this or did you do that. The union didn’t fail him nor did hire ups; he failed himself. Notice he is working now. He could have went back to work and put in for long term while waiting on approval. There are tons of things I can think of that he could have done, that he didn’t do. He played himself.

    • @yancytrublood5449
      @yancytrublood5449 10 месяцев назад

      @@donalynmoss203 If you cannot do the job, then you cannot expect to be on payroll. This man was a CTA manager; he could be hiring, and training, could be handling reviews and discipline. He handled ATTENDANCE. So he should know what the procedures are. Let's flip this for a minute: say he's in the company and wants to promote to that position. Only he can't, because there's a guy already there who has the position, but actually doesn't required to do anything for over 6 months. How is that fair?

  • @5822huron
    @5822huron 10 месяцев назад

    He gets military disability

  • @RafaelLima-gp6vo
    @RafaelLima-gp6vo 10 месяцев назад

    Its sad, but careful who you sell your soul to

  • @The7WISDOMSOFPROVERBS
    @The7WISDOMSOFPROVERBS 10 месяцев назад

    Nope they fire a Blackman that’s good as his job

  • @yodo6414
    @yodo6414 10 месяцев назад

    I call BS

  • @jeroldjonesii6869
    @jeroldjonesii6869 10 месяцев назад

    #REPARATIONSNOW 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

  • @gabbohernandez6359
    @gabbohernandez6359 10 месяцев назад

    Wow

  • @hassan-mp1pk
    @hassan-mp1pk 10 месяцев назад +3

    To bad u are not white veteran

  • @laurabustinza9526
    @laurabustinza9526 10 месяцев назад

    Okay i will leave at 7:30 or are you going Out to eat

  • @whoodyGPonder-fj6hq
    @whoodyGPonder-fj6hq 10 месяцев назад

    There’s an 🐘 in the room‼️ None of these comments have addressed‼️😆😆

  • @nkosaithilogan7226
    @nkosaithilogan7226 10 месяцев назад

    Snoopy the big Red dog showing his real colors?

  • @Kbscc94
    @Kbscc94 10 месяцев назад

    Smh

  • @phillipmarlowe0525
    @phillipmarlowe0525 10 месяцев назад +8

    What does the fact he was a vet have to do with anything??? So he is a vet. Thanks for your service. But you are no different then anyone else who is or was in the same situation.
    If he was out past the time allowed it’s in his union contract.

    • @derrickbryant275
      @derrickbryant275 10 месяцев назад +3

      I'm an Iraq Veteran man up dude,no excuse!

    • @MarkJohnson-ye4zz
      @MarkJohnson-ye4zz 10 месяцев назад +5

      Did you not hear the fact he was diagnosed with PTSD? Also, you don't know if he was in the union.

    • @GridLockAndy
      @GridLockAndy 10 месяцев назад +10

      Not the point. Shows you didn’t watch it. It was a miscommunication on behalf of the individual at his job telling him that he had an option he didn’t. Not special treatment if he followed the process and THEY let him down.

    • @v.a.993
      @v.a.993 10 месяцев назад +13

      His being a veteran and this being a disability-related issue means his rights were likely violated by the employer. His being a veteran and having a disability matter and are very important factors in his story.

    • @phillipmarlowe0525
      @phillipmarlowe0525 10 месяцев назад

      @@MarkJohnson-ye4zz
      CTA is unionized.
      “Chicago Transit Board Approves Contract with Largest CTA Union
      February 18, 2022”

  • @Ray-o5e
    @Ray-o5e 10 месяцев назад +5

    Deal with it !

    • @GridLockAndy
      @GridLockAndy 10 месяцев назад +11

      Hope that’s what they tell you when you follow the procedure and someone at your job miscommunicated with you and now you’re fired because of it.

    • @v.a.993
      @v.a.993 10 месяцев назад +10

      @@GridLockAndy He'd be the first to whine and complain, trust me.

    • @6time686
      @6time686 10 месяцев назад

      @@v.a.993 LOLOLOL.

    • @keepmoving2023-ku7nb
      @keepmoving2023-ku7nb 10 месяцев назад +2

      As a former military veteran don't cry when WW3 breaks out

    • @guysingleton8301
      @guysingleton8301 10 месяцев назад

      Just what like a EMOTIONAL DELOUSING DISCONNECT DISCOUNT KEN would said your kind did not have to work for anything but always stealing and killing and lying your way to the top look at your FOREFATHERS HISTORY 👊

  • @GodOfTruth1
    @GodOfTruth1 10 месяцев назад

    Lol

  • @karlwalter2242
    @karlwalter2242 10 месяцев назад

    The c stands for c.nt , the T for Trap and the A for assh©les = CTA

  • @snoopy5736
    @snoopy5736 10 месяцев назад

    Apply next year and get in line like the rest of us trying to get in.

    • @christurner8668
      @christurner8668 10 месяцев назад +1

      I hope you never get in

    • @snoopy5736
      @snoopy5736 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@christurner8668Thank you for your kind words

    • @snoopy5736
      @snoopy5736 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@christurner8668He called off too much mann, always on break

    • @christurner8668
      @christurner8668 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@snoopy5736 Just replying to a kind comment

  • @dcplyr
    @dcplyr 10 месяцев назад

    This is why I only trust a job from day to day!

  • @xx6474
    @xx6474 5 месяцев назад

    He was the laziest manager at CTA! I got proof!