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Northern New England Pkg Drivers & Feeders...Mandated Lunches??
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<blockquote data-quote="UPFNS" data-source="post: 2188415" data-attributes="member: 39858"><p>BTB, agreed, looks like the issue been raised. Local stepped up to the plate and backed a driver threatened to receive disciplinary action on multiple occasions. The person in question still to this day has not received a warning letter or any other form of disciplinary action for refusing to take a lunch other than the verbal threats that most of us have heard or heard of. The local is saying if you don't want to punch a lunch then don't. The company has yet to prove that they have any basis for disciplinary action and that if enough of us stand together we will force the company's hand and put the burden on the company to prove taking a full lunch is a requirement and can be enforced. Apparently there has been precedent set in the region where the issue went to panel and was won making the lunch period no longer a requirement but only an option to the employee. The message seems to be lets stand together and see what the company can do about it. This driver was told that his/her job or any other employees for that matter would not be in jeopardy. The only issue, if it was to be heard at panel, would be about lunches being enforceable. This is obviously far from over but nonetheless a small victory.</p><p> As for those of U asking about State Law ours reads as follows:</p><p>Employees are to be given "reasonable opportunities" during work periods to eat and use toilet facilities in order to protect the health and hygiene of the employee. 21V.S.A. Section 304. Laughable! Gotta love a liberal State.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPFNS, post: 2188415, member: 39858"] BTB, agreed, looks like the issue been raised. Local stepped up to the plate and backed a driver threatened to receive disciplinary action on multiple occasions. The person in question still to this day has not received a warning letter or any other form of disciplinary action for refusing to take a lunch other than the verbal threats that most of us have heard or heard of. The local is saying if you don't want to punch a lunch then don't. The company has yet to prove that they have any basis for disciplinary action and that if enough of us stand together we will force the company's hand and put the burden on the company to prove taking a full lunch is a requirement and can be enforced. Apparently there has been precedent set in the region where the issue went to panel and was won making the lunch period no longer a requirement but only an option to the employee. The message seems to be lets stand together and see what the company can do about it. This driver was told that his/her job or any other employees for that matter would not be in jeopardy. The only issue, if it was to be heard at panel, would be about lunches being enforceable. This is obviously far from over but nonetheless a small victory. As for those of U asking about State Law ours reads as follows: Employees are to be given "reasonable opportunities" during work periods to eat and use toilet facilities in order to protect the health and hygiene of the employee. 21V.S.A. Section 304. Laughable! Gotta love a liberal State. [/QUOTE]
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