Yeah yeah trash me all y'all want the whole reason I was absent was because of serious family problems. Sorry if that makes me a bad employee but I care about my family more. Need to some suits stocks.
You've already set the stage that you are an employee with a target on your back and a looming rightful suspension.
After an answer, you shrugged and said you have a new job lined up anyway.
Being a union employee, you could have used the contract to your advantage or gone to HR for a FMLA leave.
I have no sympathy for your situation, you created it yourself.