After cafeteria workers at several school sites reported being denied their paid break time, the classified union has filed a grievance against Lodi Unified School District.
Dan Morris, labor relations representative with the California School Employees Association, says he's heard from about 10 workers at each school site who are working more than four hours without a 15-minute break.
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Darrell Baumbach posted at 7:42 pm on Tue, Apr 17, 2012.
Just to add to what Alex expressed, We are talking about "paid" breaks, and not just breaks if I am understanding this correctly.
I understand what Alex is saying... . Six hours or less with a 30 minute paid lunch sounds great. Unfortunately unfair labor laws, made by politicians supported by the very people who are complaining, exist.
Kim Parigoris posted at 6:14 am on Tue, Apr 17, 2012.
And here we go- it will go to arbitration- I beleive the figure in the LUSD budget for arbitration is about 900,000. That money would sure go a long way to helping to educate our kids, wouldn't it? But no, let's spend on union frivoulous suits! Here is a good opinion piece I dug up from the Lodinews last year...http://www.lodinews.com/opinion/columnists/steve_hansen/article_4630a568-7f47-5ab4-8e72-d1c91b28d2ce.html?mode=print
Kim Parigoris posted at 6:09 am on Tue, Apr 17, 2012.
How about the public employees unions all take a permanent "break"? The percentange of private sector companies that are signatory to unions has dropped from 24% in the 70's to about 7%. It is unsustainable, but the school districts and government agencies have an unlimited source of revenue- the American taxpayer. Spend more than you bring in- don't worry about it- just go the the taxpayers- they can handle it! How about if we attach monitors to these folks and if their heart rate goes under 70 bpm, we will consider them being idle and dock their pay. This has just gotten so ridiculous. When the system crashes and we are all working for the government for our food and housing, we will miss those well paid days where we didn't get a break. The unions are just going to push and push until we have full -blown socialism and the elitists will not be capitalists, they will be Hugo Chavez's...
Tim Litton posted at 8:56 am on Sat, Apr 14, 2012.
It doesn't matter if it's needed, if their told they get one then they should be able to take one. If the district didn't want for them to have a fifteen minute break then they shouldn't have put it in the contract. This is a non-story and kinda of a joke that the paper ran it. So what, employees are asking for their breaks. Whoopty De Doo!
Alex Kennedy posted at 8:20 am on Sat, Apr 14, 2012.
One does not need a half hour lunch and a 15 minute break during a 6 hour shift. Crying in his office about "what is happening to her"... BS. They should consider themselves lucky to have jobs.