Both of these statements are absolutely false
If you don’t know what you’re talking about just sit and read. You’re going to get somebody in a jackpot they can’t get out of
SMDH
I guess some people just need to see it in writing.
NMUPSA
Article 18
Section 3. Accidents and Reports
Any employee involved in any accident shall immediately notify the Employer.
When required by the Employer, the employee, before the end of the employee’s shift, shall complete a report of the accident including all available names and addresses of witnesses to the accident. The reference number will be given to the employee, and when requested, a copy of the accident report will be furnished to the employee within two (2) working days of such request. A copy of the accident report will also be furnished to the Local Union if requested by a Local Union official. In cases of equipment accidents where a Driver’s Report of Accident form is completed, the employee will
be given a copy of the form the same day, when requested. In facilities with no copy equipment the employee will be provided a copy as soon as practicable.
In the event of a vehicle accident, the Employer shall have twenty (20) days to complete its investigation, if warranted, and ten (10) days to take disciplinary action, if any, unless otherwise mutually agreed. Except for serious accidents, where the driver may be presumed to be at fault, a driver will not be removed from the payroll during an investigation of the accident.
A serious accident is defined as one in which:
1. There is a fatality, or;
2. A citation is issued and there is bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, receives immediate medical treatment away from the scene of the accident, or;
3. A citation is issued and one or more motor vehicles incur disabling damage as a result of the accident requiring a vehicle to be
transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other vehicle, or:
4. Any vehicular contact with an aircraft which results in damage
that grounds such aircraft, or;
5. There is an accident involving a motor vehicle on Company property, outside of any building, that results in a fatality or bodily
injury to a person, who as a result of the injury receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident.
The driver will be entitled to non-driving work during during this period at his/her normal rate of pay.