S164692 KINCARE IS DISMISSED

AT&T WINS FAMILIES LOSE THE FIGHT GOES ON

WHEN YOU LOSE DON’T LOSE THE LESSON

WHEN YOU ARE THE HARDEST HIT

REST  IF YOU MUST BUT DO NOT QUIT.

The saga goes on and every word here is the truth.
I started this poetic tale when I was in my youth.
When working for Pacific Telephone, It was 1976
My wife was at work and my 3 year old son got sick.

I asked my boss for a day off, because my child was sick.
I said make it a sick day, vacation, or PDO you can pick.
He said hire a nurse or get some one else to stay!
Come to work right now or you will get no pay!

He passed out in my arms so to the hospital I went.
The next day at work to the boss’s office I was sent.
We are not going to pay you and you’re on absence control,
One more absence and you and your job will pay the toll.

There ought to be a law to stop policies like that!
I went to see the union and to have a little chat!
There is a law in California its labor code 2 3 3
It says I get sick days to care for my family.

No, No, says the AT&T our sick leave is only just for you.
We won’t pay you and you can’t use your vacation too.
You better be here every day; we have work for you to do.
Or with our attendance control we’ll just get rid of you.

We expect you here each day for all your working life.
Family care responsibilities, is why you have a wife.
I am now retired but like an elephant I don’t forget.
And justice for our families is what I want to get.

The ideal employee is one who is Single By Choice.
Company employees should sing in one single voice.
We did not hire your Family not mom, dad, husband or wife.
No Family commitments! Now that’s for all your working life.

Single By Choice Company, No family members need apply.
You must be here each and every day until you retire or die!
We won in San Francisco there is sick leave for all.
Join the fight for Families it is time to answer the call.

There is another labor code a new law section 2 3 4
They can’t count family absences to toss you out the door.
The state says they cannot do this; it is a violation of the law.
We’ll appeal, AT&T screams, as they run down the hall.

We learned AT&T WON THE Appeal on labor code section 233.
The ATT Company will still fight against our family.
It is the same company that fired women FOR carrying a child,
And took half our social security from our pension when we retired.

The children of Alexander and the infamous Ma Bell,
Only care about profit and our families can go to Hell.
Do not loose hope for our families the fight will still go on
Remember my Family It is always darkest before the Dawn.

In California , the first Paid Family Leave was won.

At&t won the court case the war for kin care is not done.

Congress must pass the Healthy Families act.
God knows we need these laws; Now It is the time to Act!

All Families in America need this to cover every one.

David Hurlburt
CWA Local 9410