well, worked for 14 years at Alpha milk (if your a true Calgarian), you know that Alpha turned into Dairyland (dairyworld Foods first), then Saputo. Then they closed the plant down.
No, I only know EI now, since I had to apply for it.
Our management , might be different then that of Calgary.
Oh, they won't let us out the door, with just an 8hr shift. no way. They rather cut a run.
Thats not b/s at all. And there aren't many people that have optional days left. That came up in the union meeting !
Wanna call up some ex coworkers of mine ? I still stay in a touch with a few of them.
Or call the Edmonton Teamsters union, they will tell you, that optional days have ran out for many of us, because we were told to take them.
Why, I came here, in the first place (to this site), is because some referred me to it, because my story is different and unbelievable.
In hinsight, your right, I gained nothing.
Don't wanna gain nothing either.
Maybe, just to tell others : Don't skip lunchbreaks no matter what !
If I was taken back. I would make sure I take my breaks during my run (ofcourse no beer - never have ) - you can't smell like booze going to customers. Thats commen sense.
But no worries there, I'm not going back and can't go back. They don't want me back. Period.
They went thru that extra, to visit Bosten Pizza, to make sure of that.
The point is : I worked my ass off, I warned my sup in the morning, as he was giving me intown stops as extras, that I didn't want to spend my lunchhour at 7pm , in the centre , after work, again !
Sure enough, those extra stops he gave me, did it.
Sunday I get the most hours!!
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