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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 490774" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>More language I'd like to see...</p><p> </p><p><strong>ARTICLE 501-LUNCHES</strong></p><p> </p><p>1. All language in this Article shall override and supersede any previous Articles.</p><p> </p><p>2. All full time employees shall be afforded the opportunity, <u>but not be required,</u> to take a one (1) hour lunch between the 3rd and 5th hour of their shift from January 1st through November 30th of each year.</p><p> </p><p>3. All full time employees shall be afforded the opportunity <u>but not be required</u> to take a one half (1/2) hour lunch between the 3rd and 5th hour of their shift during from December 1st through December 31st of each year.</p><p> </p><p>4. Employees may choose to take their lunch at any other point during their shift provided that they have received management approval. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably witheld.</p><p> </p><p>5. Compliance with any state or local laws concerning mandatory meal or rest periods shall be the sole responsibility of the employee.</p><p> </p><p>6. The Employer shall not be allowed to coerce or solicit employees into working off of the clock, skipping their meal or rest periods, or taking their meal or rest periods at any time other than between the 3rd and 5th hour.</p><p>Employees shall in all cases be paid for all hours worked.</p><p> </p><p>7. Employees shall be allowed to drive a reasonable distance off of their normal delivery trace in order to find meal or restroom facilities.</p><p> </p><p>8. Employees who are unable to locate suitable meal facilities on their route will be allowed to idle the Employers vehicle during their meal period when climatic conditions require the employee to use the vehicle heater or defroster.</p><p> </p><p>9. Employees will be allowed to operate the Employers vehicle during their meal period for personal reasons, provided that they have received prior management approval. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably witheld. Employees who are operating the Employers vehicle during an unpaid meal period shall be deemed to be on duty if said vehicle is involved in an accident.</p><p> </p><p>10. Employees shall, on an exception only basis and with management approval, be allowed to drive the Employers vehicle out of their normal delivery area during their meal period for the purposes of doctor appointments, school meetings or other urgent personal issues. Employees who drive the Employers vehicle for such purposes shall document and report the total number of miles driven, and shall remit to the company the sum of $1 for every mile driven, to be automatically deducted from the next paycheck. Employees shall deduct the total amount of miles driven for personal reasons from the ending odometer reading so as not to affect the planned dispatch for that day, and such deduction shall not be construed as dishonesty or falsification of records. Employees who operate the Employers vehicle for such purposes shall be deemed to be on duty if said vehicle is involved in an accident.</p><p> </p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>If we had this language, there would be no more lunch skipping BS. We could decide for ourselves when and where to eat as long as service was not affected. The company would have the ability to allow us to drive off route to doctors appointments or school conferences, which is a win/win as it will reduce sick calls and staffing problems by allowing us to take care of stuff that would otherwise require a day off. If we had family or personal stuff going on after work we could skip lunch without falsifying records, affecting plan/paid day, or costing ourselves pay and benefits. And a guy with nowhere to eat on his route who brings his lunch from home can run the heater during the winter without getting hassled by the Telematics Nazis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 490774, member: 14668"] More language I'd like to see... [B]ARTICLE 501-LUNCHES[/B] 1. All language in this Article shall override and supersede any previous Articles. 2. All full time employees shall be afforded the opportunity, [U]but not be required,[/U] to take a one (1) hour lunch between the 3rd and 5th hour of their shift from January 1st through November 30th of each year. 3. All full time employees shall be afforded the opportunity [U]but not be required[/U] to take a one half (1/2) hour lunch between the 3rd and 5th hour of their shift during from December 1st through December 31st of each year. 4. Employees may choose to take their lunch at any other point during their shift provided that they have received management approval. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably witheld. 5. Compliance with any state or local laws concerning mandatory meal or rest periods shall be the sole responsibility of the employee. 6. The Employer shall not be allowed to coerce or solicit employees into working off of the clock, skipping their meal or rest periods, or taking their meal or rest periods at any time other than between the 3rd and 5th hour. Employees shall in all cases be paid for all hours worked. 7. Employees shall be allowed to drive a reasonable distance off of their normal delivery trace in order to find meal or restroom facilities. 8. Employees who are unable to locate suitable meal facilities on their route will be allowed to idle the Employers vehicle during their meal period when climatic conditions require the employee to use the vehicle heater or defroster. 9. Employees will be allowed to operate the Employers vehicle during their meal period for personal reasons, provided that they have received prior management approval. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably witheld. Employees who are operating the Employers vehicle during an unpaid meal period shall be deemed to be on duty if said vehicle is involved in an accident. 10. Employees shall, on an exception only basis and with management approval, be allowed to drive the Employers vehicle out of their normal delivery area during their meal period for the purposes of doctor appointments, school meetings or other urgent personal issues. Employees who drive the Employers vehicle for such purposes shall document and report the total number of miles driven, and shall remit to the company the sum of $1 for every mile driven, to be automatically deducted from the next paycheck. Employees shall deduct the total amount of miles driven for personal reasons from the ending odometer reading so as not to affect the planned dispatch for that day, and such deduction shall not be construed as dishonesty or falsification of records. Employees who operate the Employers vehicle for such purposes shall be deemed to be on duty if said vehicle is involved in an accident. -------------------------------------------------------------------- If we had this language, there would be no more lunch skipping BS. We could decide for ourselves when and where to eat as long as service was not affected. The company would have the ability to allow us to drive off route to doctors appointments or school conferences, which is a win/win as it will reduce sick calls and staffing problems by allowing us to take care of stuff that would otherwise require a day off. If we had family or personal stuff going on after work we could skip lunch without falsifying records, affecting plan/paid day, or costing ourselves pay and benefits. And a guy with nowhere to eat on his route who brings his lunch from home can run the heater during the winter without getting hassled by the Telematics Nazis. [/QUOTE]
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