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Omaha Steve

(99,780 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2014, 01:56 PM Jul 2014

6 minutes a day for bathroom breaks? Union cries foul

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-bathroom-breaks-watersavers-union-complaint-20140710,0,2945251.story

By Corilyn Shropshire
Tribune reporter
3:18 p.m. CDT, July 10, 2014

A local union has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against an employer who they claim is allowing them only 6 minutes a day to use the bathroom.

Members of the Teamsters Local 743 who build sink stations at WaterSaver Faucet Co. and its sister company Guardian Equipment Inc. said that workers have been disciplined for exceeding their allotted bathroom time of 30 minutes per week, or 6 minutes per workday.

"They offered $1 per day for anyone who doesn’t go to the bathroom at all," said Nick Kreitman, senior business agent for Teamsters Local 743. So far, 19 people have been disciplined, with written or oral warnings, he said.

The union contract currently allows for a 7.5-hour workday, including a 10-minute break in the morning, a 30-minute lunch break, a 15-minute afternoon break and a 5-minute cleanup period before the shift ends, according to Steven Kersten, owner and president of WaterSaver Faucet Co.

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6 minutes a day for bathroom breaks? Union cries foul (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 2014 OP

another post, FYI Joanie Baloney Jul 2014 #1

Yesterday was the first time I didn't post on the DU in a 24 hour period in a long time Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #3

I filled in for ya.... Joanie Baloney Jul 2014 #4

I appreciate it Omaha Steve Jul 2014 #5

Sheesh! Especially when bathroooms are diabolically designed to make it difficult to get in and out brewens Jul 2014 #2

Not to mention the fact that TBF Jul 2014 #6

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)

1. another post, FYI

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:02 PM

Jul 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025228359

-JB

Omaha Steve

(99,780 posts)

3. Yesterday was the first time I didn't post on the DU in a 24 hour period in a long time

Reply to Joanie Baloney (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:06 PM

Jul 2014

Baby sitting our granddaughter, drove Marta to get her hair done (so Madison played in the park on a climbing wall etc.), lunch out for the 3 of us, and more.

So I missed most of everything DU for the day. It's good to be back.

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)

4. I filled in for ya....

Reply to Omaha Steve (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 03:28 PM

Jul 2014

You can do the same for me over the holidays.

Omaha Steve

(99,780 posts)

5. I appreciate it

Reply to Joanie Baloney (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 04:58 PM

Jul 2014

brewens

(13,631 posts)

2. Sheesh! Especially when bathroooms are diabolically designed to make it difficult to get in and out

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 02:03 PM

Jul 2014

of there quick. Are you kidding me? Six minutes and you make me fight for every square of toilet paper, making that part of the process take four times as long as at home. Don't even get me started on the sinks. I frequently use two sinks at once to rinse the soap off my hands because the pitiful amount of watter you get with one wave makes you try ten freakin' times!

I occasionally work at an engineering firm and they don't pull any of that crap. The paper is on rolls and the sinks blast ample watter. Maybe they realize what those engineers are worth and don't waste their time saving a few pennies on buttwipe!

TBF

(32,111 posts)

6. Not to mention the fact that

Reply to brewens (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 12, 2014, 06:31 PM

Jul 2014

bathrooms can be way on the other side of the building from where you work etc.

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