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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 699489" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>We all live in the real world and there are certain times that dictate us to run our lunch. I don't care who you are, there must have been a few occasions that you gave UPS your lunch to see your kids play, etc. Here is MA we are given 2 paid 10 minute breaks and a forced hour lunch. </p><p> </p><p>I'm sorry, the union might have negotiated this but it plays into UPS' favor BIG-TIME. An hour and twenty minutes? This is a HUGE amount of time/labor UPS is gaining from the regular lunch-runners. Also, if you start at 830 on a business route, OT would start at 1630 instead of 1730 and most business routes have scheduled 1800 pickup times which would mean an over 10 would occur at 1830(and 20 minute OT time bonus here in MA) everyday. </p><p> </p><p>The hour lunch benefits UPS and not the drivers. Why else would they insist it be "entered into the DIAD"? If I had my choice, one 10 minute break would be enough for me. If I need to take more, than why not let me code it off and deduct it from my time? 10 minutes is enough time for me to eat my sandwich, which is all I eat everyday at work.</p><p> </p><p>I work 8.5-10.5 hours at UPS everyday. I don't need 1.33 hours tacked on to that. Now it becomes 9.83- 11.83 hours everyday that I'm really at work. Seriously, after I eat I must sit there by myself and do nothing for over an hour. Now, with telematics, I can't idle the truck for heat. In Boston the temps in January are in the teens many days. I must sit in my package car for an hour+ with no heat if I am to be justly compensated for my time?</p><p> </p><p>I am told by managment to go into a warn building. Where? Am I to ask a customer if I can sit in their heated building for an hour? Don't you think they will get sick of seeing me everyday and using them for their heat? Or am I to be a vagrant ( I bring my lunch and refuse to spend money just to stay warm) at a fast food chain of coffee shop? Either option is not acceptable. What if there is no resteraunts or coffe shops on the route?</p><p> </p><p>My solution would be: I will not idle your package car if you don't force me to take an hour lunch. Off course UPS is not going to bite on this because if I idle the package car for about half of the lunch break it will cost them about $1 in fuel, where if I skip lunch to be warm, they gain $44 (OT) in free labor at the end of the day.</p><p> </p><p>1 hour, 20 minutes? Too much personal time. Does anyone else agree? I would love to hear opinion to the contrary or agreeing. Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 699489, member: 4653"] We all live in the real world and there are certain times that dictate us to run our lunch. I don't care who you are, there must have been a few occasions that you gave UPS your lunch to see your kids play, etc. Here is MA we are given 2 paid 10 minute breaks and a forced hour lunch. I'm sorry, the union might have negotiated this but it plays into UPS' favor BIG-TIME. An hour and twenty minutes? This is a HUGE amount of time/labor UPS is gaining from the regular lunch-runners. Also, if you start at 830 on a business route, OT would start at 1630 instead of 1730 and most business routes have scheduled 1800 pickup times which would mean an over 10 would occur at 1830(and 20 minute OT time bonus here in MA) everyday. The hour lunch benefits UPS and not the drivers. Why else would they insist it be "entered into the DIAD"? If I had my choice, one 10 minute break would be enough for me. If I need to take more, than why not let me code it off and deduct it from my time? 10 minutes is enough time for me to eat my sandwich, which is all I eat everyday at work. I work 8.5-10.5 hours at UPS everyday. I don't need 1.33 hours tacked on to that. Now it becomes 9.83- 11.83 hours everyday that I'm really at work. Seriously, after I eat I must sit there by myself and do nothing for over an hour. Now, with telematics, I can't idle the truck for heat. In Boston the temps in January are in the teens many days. I must sit in my package car for an hour+ with no heat if I am to be justly compensated for my time? I am told by managment to go into a warn building. Where? Am I to ask a customer if I can sit in their heated building for an hour? Don't you think they will get sick of seeing me everyday and using them for their heat? Or am I to be a vagrant ( I bring my lunch and refuse to spend money just to stay warm) at a fast food chain of coffee shop? Either option is not acceptable. What if there is no resteraunts or coffe shops on the route? My solution would be: I will not idle your package car if you don't force me to take an hour lunch. Off course UPS is not going to bite on this because if I idle the package car for about half of the lunch break it will cost them about $1 in fuel, where if I skip lunch to be warm, they gain $44 (OT) in free labor at the end of the day. 1 hour, 20 minutes? Too much personal time. Does anyone else agree? I would love to hear opinion to the contrary or agreeing. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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