Brothers and Sisters,
To
those who drive (extra board especially), this is some much needed
information on what is coming down the pike. Our union choose to not
talk about these issues at the last board meeting, thus leaving us in
the dark about things that members DID NOT agree to, and did not sign
off on, in ANY type of ratification of solidarity with other members. As
most drivers know that this (SO) called agreement is AMBIGUOUS at best
and allows management to write the rules as they see fit; while our lives are now being torn apart on a weekly basis. Here is Sapporta and Talbot on the HOS situation (their version): CLICK HERE!
Though
none of our leadership was there to rebut anything they are claiming,
our Sister Sandra was there to watch the meeting and gave testimony
("off the cuff" I might add) before the Board concerning the HOS: CLICK HERE!
At least we had her on "our-side," explaining the impact of these changes and how they harm front-line workers daily. My question is, "WHY AREN'T MEMBERS GETTING PAID FOR THEIR WORK???"
So I looked for "any" law that the company might be in a violation of,
for not paying members what they owe. Under our current system, the
company has records of our "log-in and log-outs," so, a violation is
still a violation; due to the fact is they have to pay members,
time-slip or not. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see attached), the
company is in violation of the law. The law says, "An employer cannot
sit back and accept the benefits of an employee’s work without
considering the time spent to be hours worked. Merely making a rule
against such work is not enough. The employer has the power to enforce
the rule and must make every effort to do so." Under this law (which
circumvents CBA-Collective Bargaining Agreements); they are stealing from members by taking their actual time they worked, instead giving them scheduled time. A clear violation.
Another question, "are they doing this on every body who does not turn
in a time slip????" Is the new $35 million dollar INIT not properly
recording "log-ins and log-outs????"
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