Coldworld
60 months and counting
But it's the same guys who when you ask them how they got the route done so fast they swear they took a full lunch and breaks... Even though they worked through the damn things...
Northern New England Pkg Drivers & Feeders...Mandated Lunches??
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Coldworld
60 months and counting
This is why all Diads across the country should go off for a certain amount of time .....no more fooling around .. They you can take your breaks wherever in the day you would like them...if the runners still want to work and deliver packages during that time fire em...if they are idiots enough to sort the truck at lunch then fine but the truck isn't moving... Period. Why doesnt anyone think ups would do this nationwide??? It kicks them in the sack!
Browntown2014
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The Lunch Language should be changed to you are ALLOWED up to 60 minutes not that you are REQUIRED to take 60 minutes.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Would there be a minimum that you would be required to take?
By The Book
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I would think the minimum amout of time for lunch would be what their state law mandate is.
Dracula
Package Car is cake compared to this...
They're called burners. They get nervous being on the clock after 8 hours.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
The language in our region - the OP - does say allowed.
Whatbrownwontdoforyou
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Ups would love that language changed....it's probably one of the top things ups wants at contract time along with less vacation time,less holidays,less sick days and no 9.5 language this way they can eliminate jobs......what would you want in return from ups being you would be giving them something big like that
By The Book
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Just throwing this out there.....what if state law says the employer shall allow the employee 1 hour of uninterrupted time for a meal period. The contract in that state says an employee shall be allowed 1 hour for their uninterrupted meal period. Isn't the intent of the contract language to be in compliance with state law?, not that the employee has a choice when they read the word allow.
Contracts can have superior language than what is your state law or federal law. The contracts just can't have language that doesn't meet state law requirements.
Browntown2014
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Why would ups want to change language that gives them drivers working for free on their supposed lunch break? The language should give us the option to take up to an hour not that you have to take a whole hour.
Whatbrownwontdoforyou
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It's illegal for the employer of people getting paid per hour to let employees work without getting paid also it's against the contract paid for time........if that were ok....ups would put 300 stops on trucks and say drivers can only work 8 hours and the rest of the work is on drivers time unpaid
I'm pulling for this new language...
"All full time employees must be FORCED to take an uninterrupted 60 min lunch starting between the 4th and 5th hour. At this time the Diad will be locked out. Refusing to take a lunch will result in discipline and abolishment from the teamsters union because not taking a lunch hurts your fellow brothers because you are a runner scab ass."
Kinda catchy?
"All full time employees must be FORCED to take an uninterrupted 60 min lunch starting between the 4th and 5th hour. At this time the Diad will be locked out. Refusing to take a lunch will result in discipline and abolishment from the teamsters union because not taking a lunch hurts your fellow brothers because you are a runner scab ass."
Kinda catchy?
MrBrown
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I'm with others that feel an hour is way too long. Like today, gonna hit near 90 for the first time this year. So I'm supposed to bake in a pkg car for an hour not getting paid? I can't break trace to find somewhere cool. Whether you think it's scabby or not, I take 2 10's and a 10 min lunch. That's a half an hour, I don't need more than that. They don't take the other 50 and if it's the difference between punching out a 6 or 650 that's not hurting anyone's job outlook. So much for semantics, my question is this. How do we get it into the contract that we get a half hour lunch. From talking to people all have stated an hour is too long. And if they ever do force an hour down my throat I'll be taking that hour this peak as well. Good for the goose is good for the gander. I'm not into union politics but would love to see this change.
3 done 3 to go
In control of own destiny
Take your lunch when your supposed too. Take my lunch and break together by 1-1:30 for 55 mins. Best dispatch tool we have
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
We have 30 minutes for lunch. I would decapitate myself on the bulkhead door if I had to waste an hour doing nothing.
Coming to a center near you I guess, we can take as little as we want or as much as we want up to an hour.Putting out a litmus test on mandated lunches being crammed down our throats. Would love to hear any/all stories concerning lunches especially ones claiming disciplinary action including any panel stories if they exist. I am hearing rumors and am trying to differentiate between fact and fiction. No lunch taken for years here. Trying to keep it that way. Thanks in Advance.
Gimme Danger
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Gimme Danger
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I thought you'd like that @Lead Belly
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