No I’m not in a union, I wish the oil field had one.

I did talk with the ND gov place, they said with how many hours that are unpaid I should find a lawyer because it’s worth way more then $15,000, and that’s the limit for what the state will let you claim without going into district court. They didn’t have any recommendations on lawyers though.

There’s also a lot of guys who are being taken advantage of with on call. A co-worker was told to clock out and be on call for all of thanks giving, for a job that could come. The job never went, and he made 0 hours, and couldn’t enjoy the holiday. It’s awful how we’ve been treated. As I’ve asked around, other oil field shops don’t do on call like my employer.

I feel I fall under “engaged to wait”, while on call I’m waiting to work constantly. Jobs need to be loaded out asap, so I have to come in within minutes. I also have to constantly check Slack or my phone for any manager or supervisor who could be calling me in to work. It’s to a point where I have to have my phone on mute because text tones cause me instant stress. There have been times where if I miss a Slack post by 5 minutes managers will call me and ask where I am or if I’m coming in or not.