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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 609939" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>I have an easier solution to splitting the route in two. How about just let the driver work without forcing him to take his 1 hour lunch. How about just letting him take the time between his last delivery and first pickup as his lunch time? </p><p> </p><p>If its 20 minutes, dock him 20. If its 45, dock him 45. Its pure non-sense that the driver MUST take "1 hour for lunch between the 4th and 5th hour". UPS sold out its flexability on lunches out of the greed associated with the knowledge or hope many drivers are going to skip lunch to finish at a certain time when they agreed to this language.</p><p> </p><p>I've heard the argument that the hour lunch was negotiated hard by the union and should be looked at as a reward. My response would be: first, I don't believe the union would negotiate for the hour lunch because it only benefits UPS. We have to work an hour later in the day to obtain OT. How does this benefit us? I just want to get home and UPS is preying on this! </p><p> </p><p>Second, if I'm in my UPS uniform and sitting in a UPS truck away from my family it sounds like being at work to me (even if I'm not doing anything) and a 1 hour deduction in pay is too much.</p><p> </p><p>All I want to do is the route as efficiently as possible. I want a reasonable time to eat during the day. I want to work hard and get home to my family.</p><p> </p><p>What I don't want is the 80 minutes of break time the company forces me to take. This is 80 minutes a day I am away from home in which I accomplish nothing and am still under the control of UPS. </p><p> </p><p>80 minutes, everyday!!! Its just too much unless you enjoy missing your kids grow up?</p><p> </p><p>All I want is my 2 paid 10 minute breaks taken at once. Its enough time to sit and eat and recharge for the rest of the day. What do we need the extra hour for? Its torture because I'm left sitting there with nothing to for an hour. Its like solitary confinement for an hour every day. Who wants that??</p><p> </p><p>Can anyone please give me a logical explanation as to how the hour lunch benefits hourly employees?</p><p> </p><p>Thank you in advance!!!</p><p> </p><p>The Browniehound</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 609939, member: 4653"] I have an easier solution to splitting the route in two. How about just let the driver work without forcing him to take his 1 hour lunch. How about just letting him take the time between his last delivery and first pickup as his lunch time? If its 20 minutes, dock him 20. If its 45, dock him 45. Its pure non-sense that the driver MUST take "1 hour for lunch between the 4th and 5th hour". UPS sold out its flexability on lunches out of the greed associated with the knowledge or hope many drivers are going to skip lunch to finish at a certain time when they agreed to this language. I've heard the argument that the hour lunch was negotiated hard by the union and should be looked at as a reward. My response would be: first, I don't believe the union would negotiate for the hour lunch because it only benefits UPS. We have to work an hour later in the day to obtain OT. How does this benefit us? I just want to get home and UPS is preying on this! Second, if I'm in my UPS uniform and sitting in a UPS truck away from my family it sounds like being at work to me (even if I'm not doing anything) and a 1 hour deduction in pay is too much. All I want to do is the route as efficiently as possible. I want a reasonable time to eat during the day. I want to work hard and get home to my family. What I don't want is the 80 minutes of break time the company forces me to take. This is 80 minutes a day I am away from home in which I accomplish nothing and am still under the control of UPS. 80 minutes, everyday!!! Its just too much unless you enjoy missing your kids grow up? All I want is my 2 paid 10 minute breaks taken at once. Its enough time to sit and eat and recharge for the rest of the day. What do we need the extra hour for? Its torture because I'm left sitting there with nothing to for an hour. Its like solitary confinement for an hour every day. Who wants that?? Can anyone please give me a logical explanation as to how the hour lunch benefits hourly employees? Thank you in advance!!! The Browniehound [/QUOTE]
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