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<blockquote data-quote="&#039;Lord Brown&#039;s bidding&#039;" data-source="post: 1155614" data-attributes="member: 32753"><p>Technically, it's the law now that drivers must take a lunch, right? Are there penalties for UPS not enforcing the current law? If so, given how many skip their lunches, the threat of enforcement didn't stop it. However, with what Stink said, this time it will be easier to at least get stewards to file grievances, just for finding guys sitting at the air wall "taking their lunch" (as an aside, in our supplement the language is somewhat vague on whether a driver had to take a lunch between 3rd and 5th hour, or even if the driver had to take lunch at all; the company couldn't force him to skip it).</p><p></p><p>As for my 2nd point, i may have been misunderstood: I am not saying UPS will comply for a couple weeks before going back to old habits, rather I believe that most drivers will be able to adjust their habits within a week or two so as to take half, or even all of their by the 8th hour and still get their work done. For those who struggle, rides may be coming to help improve methods. Excess hours may be high for a few days, but then should go down. There shouldn't be huge demand for new drivers, as wjat really neds to happen is drivers managing their time better (I speak from experience).</p><p></p><p> However, if there are some real teeth to this new law I believe some later-starting driver jobs may open up as a way to cover behinds, a sort of "contingency".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Lord Brown's bidding', post: 1155614, member: 32753"] Technically, it's the law now that drivers must take a lunch, right? Are there penalties for UPS not enforcing the current law? If so, given how many skip their lunches, the threat of enforcement didn't stop it. However, with what Stink said, this time it will be easier to at least get stewards to file grievances, just for finding guys sitting at the air wall "taking their lunch" (as an aside, in our supplement the language is somewhat vague on whether a driver had to take a lunch between 3rd and 5th hour, or even if the driver had to take lunch at all; the company couldn't force him to skip it). As for my 2nd point, i may have been misunderstood: I am not saying UPS will comply for a couple weeks before going back to old habits, rather I believe that most drivers will be able to adjust their habits within a week or two so as to take half, or even all of their by the 8th hour and still get their work done. For those who struggle, rides may be coming to help improve methods. Excess hours may be high for a few days, but then should go down. There shouldn't be huge demand for new drivers, as wjat really neds to happen is drivers managing their time better (I speak from experience). However, if there are some real teeth to this new law I believe some later-starting driver jobs may open up as a way to cover behinds, a sort of "contingency". [/QUOTE]
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