Here is the website for the The Dept. of Labor Relations in California "ca.gov". You should all read this site to educate yourself on the laws about "Meal Periods". Arkansas are always trying to push certain rules in California that only apply in their state of Arkansas.
For example; just a few weeks ago dispatch in SBO brought up the issue of start times. If a start time is giving to you the day before and you arrive at that start time and dispatch says they have no work for you. They said that you would only get 2 hours of pay! That's not true in CA. they must pay you 4 hours. I challenge that and the following day they said I was right. Isn't it great to live in a state that is "Labor" friendly?
The FedEx Watch Dogs
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On a related subject but in Arizona a reliable source informs me that warning letters are being issued to those that utilize the restroom facilities at unauthorized times.Authorized times are before work period begins,breaks or lunch-NO OTHER TIMES.
I haven't seen the letter but I'm sure it would include an,"emergency"clause,and think about it wouldn't the call of nature qualify as an emergency.Not answered it would turn into an embarassment.
I'm certain that all states have laws/rules/statutes that enable people to use restroom facilities WHENEVER they need to.
Hope someone will challenge this situation.At a minimum use the warning letter to wipe something
Don't Shoot the Messenger
Democracy is a process where decisions are made by voting, with a majority determining the position of the entire group. Unionization is the perfect example of democracy. It is the organization of workers banding together to achieve common goals, bargaining with the employer on behalf of union members to negotiate a labor contract with management.
Participation in this democratic process is as simple as standing-up and saying yes to unionization; saying yes to a better life for ourselves and our families. This process includes the negotiation of wages, work rules, job classifications, workplace safety, complaint procedures; rules governing employment such as hiring and firing; benefits and pension plans.
Our labor is a commodity, our labor as a group is not expendable, and like all-other commodities the price and the terms are negotiable, a contract is the agreement which will improve our lives tremendously. Those FedEx employees who are still on the fence, worried about job security; without a contract you do not have job security. How secure were the Dockworkers, some with more than twenty years experience. How many full-time Dockworkers are still employed in Southern California?
It is truly sad that a fortune 500 company has issues with bathroom breaks, and workplace safety (forklift accidents and injuries). The corporate need for urgency takes priority over basic safety and the well-being of its employees. The West Virginia coalmines are a great example of leaving your safety, welfare and job security in the hands of company management. Unionized coalmines have safety as its main focus; non-union companies have profits as their main focus (productivity at all cost).
Spot On Anaheim Driver. You hit the nail right on the head with your comment!
Check out this part.....
If the employer requires the employee to remain at the work site or facility during the meal period, the meal period must be paid. This is true even where the employee is relieved of all work duties during the meal period. Bono Enterprises, In. v. Bradshaw (1995) 32 Cal.App.4th 968.
But of course they submit that each driver or dock worker is free to leave during that time. But who picks up the cost of the time to and from a suitable place to eat? And where can you go to get a hot meal in that time frame from either WHT or SBO?
So pack a lunch you moron
This anaheim driver is my hero and will be my future shop steward at anaheim terminal beside Tito aka Jackson he heeeeee.... LIVE BETTER WORK UNION VOTE TEAMSTER . Another Anaheim driver teamster supporter god bless.
Thanks "moron" for that comment. Did you come up with that on your own or did whittier management help you to pull that out of your ass?
im sure there is a jack in the crack nearby with junk food what a healthy meal yum yum while they eat 15.00 dollar lunchs over at cocos with salad and of course the 50 mins to an hour 15 they get. im thinking 28.50 an hour may get us dennys.
In response to pack a lunch,
This blog is a forum for open discussion or debate. Your opinion may have some value and is open for discussion. I believe you are suffering from that good-old boy syndrome; it appears that your thoughts are not that deep; people who resort to name-calling have nothing to contribute to the discussion. You should ask your managers to give you your opinion. Remember that song “We don’t need no education”
When I attend mac d and the meth, I will order chicken fried steak, with asparagus, jello and apple pie and a side order of bass and deer!
It's time for all posistions to be paid the same, If The ceo's get 200.00 an hr, so do the opps mgrs and dock workers should too. No need to worry about what job you hold here everyone makes the same pay. Everyone gets the same pension the same health plan the same bonus.
i dont know about SBO but at WHT u can go to burger express , carls jr, subway, jackin the box. that wasnt such a smart comment
Get proof of this crap and take the story to a newspaper; the public needs to know about this kind of thing. Public outrage is a force that will help create the changes we need. I strongly suggest jumping into the fray and riding the wave of anger over the coal mines as far as possible before we miss out on the boat. . .again.
"But of course they submit that each driver or dock worker is free to leave during that time. But who picks up the cost of the time to and from a suitable place to eat? And where can you go to get a hot meal in that time frame from either WHT or SBO?"
I know nobody asked for it, but I'm going to give my suggestion anyway:
Everybody take their lunch outside the gate and hold up signs!
"Anonymous said...
So pack a lunch you moron"
Leave it to a manager to call an employee who is informing other employees of their legal rights a moron.
Get lost!
OUR PROBLEMS ARE TAKING FAMILY VALUES AND TOSSING THEM IN THE TRASH THEN HIRING NEW PEOPLE AT LOWER WAGES ASKING THEM TO BECOME A DRIVER SO THEY GET BENEFITS AND TAKING HOURS AWAY FROM SENIOR DRIVERS NOT TO MENTION THOSE BENEFITS WERE TAKING FROM OUR CO WORKERS AND GIVEN TO NEW FOLKS SYSTEM WIDE. THIS COMPANY DOES NOT VALUE MY FAMILY OR YOURS AND THE SONNER WE BECOME TEAMSTERS THE BETTER. SOME PEOPLE WHO SAID WE DON'T NEED A UNION ARE STARTING TO SEE THEIR POSISTION CHANGE AND NEW PEOPLE WORKING BETTER SHIFTS AND START TIMES, NO TEAMSTERS NO SENIORITY THAT'S THE SKINNY. VOTE YES OR CONTINUE TAKING LOSSES.
wht manager aka carlos always having employees get him lunch while on the clock on the company time. also andy promoting jorge cause andy knew his mom and they are good buddies. get my drift hehe. there are all kinds of shifty stuff going on the PM shift. caceres brothers working together on the same shift as management strokes and so on. hell mike down in line haul was boneing down a chick from upstairs and when management found out they looked the other way and transfered her to anaheim because caceres kissed such good ass. supervisors on PM follow around employees harassing them and giving them a hard time on their breaks aka trailer caller hughes the kiss ass man. this guy hughes follows around employees on lunch breaks and is always yelling cussing at employees on the dock because his life sucks. if u talk about union on PM at wht and u are on a break supervisors get all pissed and follow u around non stop aka munoz. u wanna follow me around john? i will tell all up on this website. more juicy cheezemei to come.......lets go teamsters there are too many hateful supervisors and hateful managers at wht
why do we need a union gee i dont know why do the dodgers nfl players police officers most cities have unions dwp workers lumber and sawmill, all these people make 60 to 100 thous a year and professional sports players can make over a million so why do they need a union, maybe its beacuse without one they could be fired without cause and or have benefits taken away without cause and so on. were done being screwed were going to do all we can to bring the teamsters here to support our cause and get us a contract. semper fi brother.
WHAT LUNCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT DOCK WORKERS ONLY WORK 4 HRS NOW SO NO LUNCH IS REQUIRED AND BESIDES GARDENA HAS BEEN SPLITING SOME OF OUR SHIFTS SOME OF US ARE WORKING 2 HRS AM AND 2 HRS PM I GUESS LACK OF SLEEP AND SAFETY DONT MATTER THERE. THIS COMPANY IS A BIG JOKE NOW
Working four-hour split-shifts (2 hours am/2 hours pm) is an excellent example of the exploitation of our labor here in the United States. And there is culpability, to the extent that while working these shifts we are allowing management to exploit our labor. This also demonstrates that FedEx management has no conscience. This company is flagrantly demonstrating that it can do whatever it wants and get away with because the employees will not protest, and as individual employees we cannot protest. But, as a group our protests will be heard, we must support the union efforts that are underway.
The Unionization of Southern California FedEx Freight Workers, the total numbers going into the Teamster Ranks (in So Cal) will total more than 2,500 workers. That is a bargaining factor. This will establish the rules for our labor.
These service centers will include San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Bakersfield, San Fernando, Oxnard, Los Angeles, Whittier, Gardenia, Anaheim, Irvine, Fontana, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Otay Mesa. Our good neighbor Canada has taken the lead in this transformation; we must make it a domino effect.
MAYBE WHEN THEY MERGE NATIONAL AND FRT AS THE RUMOR GOES THESE EMPLOYEES WILL SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AS THEY WORK 4 HRS A DAY AND THE NEW FOLKS WORK 5 HRS A DAY. NO TEAMSTERS NO SENIORITY ITS THAT SIMPLE.
packing a lunch is healthier and cheaper
Hateful Man you have some real problems at Wht! If you really want to do the right thing, get in touch with your organizers Sal & Jamie at wht. They are well educated in labor laws & can help. Its up to you to take the first step.
what time is that unity meeting scheduled for the tdc in california ?
hey hateful you know what time i start.i know you don't come in before 3 so you can talk to me.i'll let you know what you can do to alieveate this problem
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