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Union Wins Fight for Terminated Employee

In May, James Porter, an employee of Atlanta Building Maintenance in Warner Robins (Georgia) and a member of Local 679 was unjustly terminated. He had been admitted to the hospital on a Sunday evening. When his wife called his supervisor on Monday morning to let him know that Mr. Porter was in the hospital and would be unable to come to work, the supervisor informed Mrs. Porter that Mr. Porter would have to call in himself unless he was “dead or in a coma.” Mr. Porter called his supervisor from the hospital while he was very ill and heavily medicated and said he was uncertain about his release date but that he would call when he knew he was going to be able to return to work.

Four days later, Mr. Porter was released from the hospital with a note to return to work the following Monday. However, in his mailbox at home, awaiting his return from the hospital, was a termination letter from the company.