Safeway Terminated Me Due To Breast Cancer Treatment taking to Long

10/11/2023

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Well my journey down hell began New Years 2006/2007 when my 18 year old at the time had his face kicked in with steel toe boots, so bad neurologist said one more kick he would have been dead. Oct 5 of that same year I was diagnosed with breast cancer. How horrifying to hear those words, Oct 9 I was at the surgeons and Oct 19 , 2007 I had surgery. I wanted both the twins (girls, bo***es) removed he insisted on a lumpectomy. So after 4 chemo treatments that left me deathly ill (2 were cancelled due to heart going crazy) 26 rounds of radiation treatments and onto 5 years of chemo drugs.. we thought the journey would be getting better, not so I received a call I had to go back for a mastectomy as the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes, needless to say I was very upset and still wanted them to take both again I was told no. So after the mastectomy I went through many complications and more then 8 surgeries trying to control the seromas forming in my body. I tried going back to my job at Safeway Dr suggested 3 five hour shifts a week, after each shift my chest had to be emptied with a needle to remove the fluid collecting. Eventually Dr said it was not doing my body any good and booked me off again. Well as it is chemo not only destroys the bad cells it harms good tissue and joints also. In 2012 I was informed I needed a hip replacement and many more surgeries. So one day after I had surgery on a Thursday , some newbie in Safeways human resources phoned me, in a cheery voice this Roland, Hi Yolanda how are you doing , to which I replied, not bad I just had surgery yesterday and have 2 draining tubes hanging off my chest, to which he replied in a totally different tone, well this won't be a good call then your termination is in the mail you should have it Monday. Nice fu***ng good bye and thanks for 30 plus years of service. No the Union basically did s**t for me...

11/18/2018

My employment with Canada Safeway began Jan 4. 1978... I loved my job and fought for my full time status after 13 years of waiting to be called in to work for extra hours. I have travelled as far as Fort Mac during my employment for them. Well doomsday was Oct 5, 2007 I went for a visit to my Dr. only to be told I have breast cancer, On Oct 9, 2007 I was at the surgeons office (no names mentioned) and Oct 19, 2007 I was in having surgery. Well I just wanted both breasts gone to get rid of the cancer this surgeon decided a lumpectomy would be sufficient there was no talking him out of this. Well after healing and celebrating supposedly getting rid of the cancer I was thrown another curve ball in Aug of 2008 I was told I would now need a mastectomy as the cancer was not gone and had spread to my lymph nodes. I refused to go back to the same surgeon had the surgery and had nothing but one complication after another. I had fluid seromas continuing to appear in my chest, never mind the chemo that damn near killed me my last 2 sessions were cancelled because it was having a tragic effect on my body, I tried 3 five hour shifts / week going back to work and after each day of work I would have too head over to the Drs office so my chest could be drained.
My doctor said until this was cleared up it was useless for me to try to work, needless to say Safeway was not sympathetic after many surgeries some lasting as long as 3 hours that my plastic surgeon spent trying to remove a seroma that had attached to my ribcage I was laying in bed a day after one of my surgeries2 draining tubes attached to my chest when the phone rang.
"Hi this is (make up name) Don
from Safeway Human resources how are you doing today Yolanda? "
Me: Not bad had surgery yesterday have 2 draining tubes hanging off my chest.
Don" Well this is not going to be a hood call then , your termination is in the mail you should have it by Monday"
Me: You aren't serious are you after 30 plus years ?
Don: Afraid so now have a nice day,
Me: Won't repeat what I had to say
Needless to say I was devastated and yes the Union filed a grievance of wrongful dismissal, then Safeway was sold and another Union rep took over from the initial one. Longer story made short I was asked by the Union to drop my grievance so that other employees grievances may have a chance of being settled.
That my friends was the Thank You I got for over 30 years of service. Glad to hear there is now a law where a person can not be terminated if sick beyong their control !!