When did this change?

[Cranbiz]

It used to be that until we hit the magic 8 hour mark that we got our paid breaks and not an unpaid lunch. Now I'm seeing a 7.45 hour shift with a half hour unpaid lunch. Is this something we lost with the new CR contract?

I would rather have the 30 minute break and no lunch on a 7.45 hour day instead of what looks like a 30 minute break and a 30 minute lunch.

Is the Co. pulling a fast one? I can't get to the HR section of the HUB to read the contract.

[Shorty82]

Here is a link to the Disney contract. I'm busy at the moment and can't look through it right now but will in a bit.

[Shorty82]

I have trouble understanding the legalese and other wording of the contract so no opinions but here are the applicable sections.

SECTION 6. LUNCH PERIOD
A minimum time of one-half (1/2) hour to a maximum of one (1) hour unpaid lunch period as near as practicable to the mid-point of the regularly scheduled shift will be assigned to each employee. An additional one-half (1/2) hour unpaid lunch period will be guaranteed to an employee who works at least six (6) consecutive hours beyond the end of his/her regularly scheduled shift.
SECTION 7. REST PERIOD
Each employee will be allowed a fifteen (15) minute rest period for each four (4) hours of work. Employees who work ten (10) or more hours will receive an additional fifteen (15) minute rest period. The Company may schedule the rest period in accordance with its needs. Rest periods will be provided as nearly as possible to the middle of each half of an eight (8) hour shift or near the middle of short four (4) or six (6) hour shifts unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. An additional fifteen (15) minute rest period will be guaranteed to an employee who works at least four (4) consecutive hours beyond the end of his/her regularly scheduled shifts. When the Company fails to provide a break(s), the employee will receive an additional fifteen (15) minutes pay at the appropriate rate for each missed break, or be released from shift fifteen (15) minutes early for each missed break.

From the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 385 (your union) addendum:

Rest Periods
All of the following rest periods to be scheduled as close to the middle of the shift as operationally feasible:
1. Six (6) hour shifts receive one (1) thirty (30)-minute rest period.
2. Any shift less than seven (7) hours will not be scheduled an involuntary lunch.
3. Seven (7) hour shifts receive one (1) forty-five (45)-minute rest period representing one (1) thirty (30)-minute lunch and one (1) fifteen (15)-minute rest period.
4. Eight (8) hour shifts receive one (1) sixty (60)-minute break representing one (1) thirty (30)-minute lunch and two (2) fifteen (15)-minute breaks.
5. Nine (9) hour shifts receive two (2) thirty (30)-minute breaks evenly divided into equal portions representing one (1) thirty (30)-minute lunch and two (2) fifteen (15)-minute breaks.
6. Ten (10) hour shifts receive one (1) forty-five (45)-minute break and one (1) thirty (30)-minute break divided into equal portions representing one (1) thirty (30)-minute lunch with a fifteen (15)-minute break, and two (2) fifteen (15)-minute breaks.
7. Shifts eleven (11) hours or greater receive three (3) thirty (30)-minute breaks divided into equal portions representing one (1) thirty (30)-minute lunch, two (2) fifteen (15)-minute breaks, and another two (2) fifteen (15)-minute breaks.
Bus Drivers will have fifteen (15) minutes of pre-trip time for all busses going on route for the first run of the day.
Drivers will be allowed reasonable time to get to and return from break and rest areas. It is understood and agreed that the Company’s existing practice is an acceptable standard. Any issues or concerns will be addressed and raised in the Labor Management Committee.

[Big Wallaby]

I always loved getting those ten-hour days.

[Cranbiz]

Thanks Shorty.

I knew something changed, I was not sure what or when.

I too, like 10 hour days.