Overpaid Union Thug
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Yep. It's a state thing.
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Yep. It's a state thing.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
The Central Region language, requires full-time employees to take a lunch period.
It doesn't say you have to eat.
They will disqualify newbies for putting in the time.... and delivering, during it.
http://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/06242014_77983_central_region-final.pdf
ARTICLE 18-MEAL PERIOD (FULL-TIME)
"Employees shall be entitled to and required to take an unpaid meal period between the third (3rd) and sixth (6th) hour of work."
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Catatonic
Nine Lives
As does 13 hours ... hmmmm.
If your balls are big enough,to put It on my truck.....go ahead make my day.
Just wait till after the first of January,so I can file for triple time pay.
oldngray
nowhere special
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
Interesting. Mine just reads,"shall be allowed to take."
AKCoverMan
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Another of those "31 flavors" things at UPS. I worked under union contracts at airlines.. It did not matter where you worked everyone was under the same rules.
Here every city, town, hamlet, and village has different rules. At my center we have a RIGHT to take a 30-60 unpaid lunch break and they have to deal with it. But we do not have a contractual OBLIGATION to clock unpaid time we do not wish to take and will only get us home that much later. It's MY choice and I like it that way.
We also get two PAID 15 minute breaks. Many days a 30 min stop somewhere is plenty I would be bored stiff if I took 90 min down time during day. Plus it's nice having the meter running while I eat!
Here every city, town, hamlet, and village has different rules. At my center we have a RIGHT to take a 30-60 unpaid lunch break and they have to deal with it. But we do not have a contractual OBLIGATION to clock unpaid time we do not wish to take and will only get us home that much later. It's MY choice and I like it that way.
We also get two PAID 15 minute breaks. Many days a 30 min stop somewhere is plenty I would be bored stiff if I took 90 min down time during day. Plus it's nice having the meter running while I eat!
AKCoverMan
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When I go above and beyond what the contract calls for i.e. Not taking my unpaid lunch period is it for MY benefit and/or my customers benefit.
PT Car Washer
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Take your lunch break. Leave the helper on the clock and buy him lunch. It is not your money Mr. Scrooge.
We were told,If you take a lunch..so does your helper.
PT Car Washer
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Scrooge.
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Your new tie will be included with next weeks bonus check.
I dont get a helper. just telling you,what they said at the PCM.
A bonus check would be nice.
You make us take a lunch,all year. now the rules change for Christmas? 
that!
You can get a package from china the ,next day. Cant get a trailer from 300 miles away here on time?
How about "we love logistics" use that on our own company!
that! You can get a package from china the ,next day. Cant get a trailer from 300 miles away here on time?
How about "we love logistics" use that on our own company!
box_beeyotch
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Positive, I saw my time card for Friday and was paid 8, as was everyone else in my building.
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
That's falsifying/dishonesty and grounds for termination. It's one thing to let a helper take a break and hang out in the jump seat while you're sorting or something, it's another to falsify a timecard.
PT Car Washer
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Yeah technically you could be right except termination would seem a little extreme. Are driver helpers required to take a lunch break? I don't think there is anything in the contract that covers it. If he was working all day sure but if he jumps on for just a few hours and you decide to take lunch so he just sits, no. Besides it's not your money. I don't think $10.00 is going to break the company bank.
TooTechie
Geek in Brown
It's not about if he's required to take it--it's about not reporting the lunch he took.
PT Car Washer
Well-Known Member
Come on, give the kid a break. Did the driver helper take lunch or did the driver take lunch. I am not the driver helper supervisor or manager. I just drive the truck.
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