Meal on Non-Interdivisional Service (Dogcatching, etc)
The claim:
Documentation:
REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:
DENIED MEAL PERIOD:
Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed to take meal period after 5 hours on duty. Was called on duty for (job id) at ______ hrs on (date) . At ______ hrs made request for meal period to (dispatcher/manager name). Request was denied at _____hrs and i was ordered to continue working for entire shift without being allowed a meal period. Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed a meal period as per rule 28.
NOT ALLOWED REASONABLE TIME:
Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed a reasonable amount of time for meal period. Was called on duty for (job id) at ______hrs on (date). At _____hrs was instructed by (dispatcher/manager) to take only ____minutes for lunch. Due to the unique circumstances of the assignment, _____minutes was not an adequate nor reasonable amount of time as allowed per rule 28. Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed a meal period as per rule 28.
- When called from road boards for other than Interdivisional Runs and denied a meal period as per Rule 28.
- Make request for meal a period as far in advance as possible or as soon as it becomes apparent that you will be on-duty for more than 8 hours.
- Agreement and law boards allow for “reasonable amount of time”.
- If denied a meal period or not allowed reasonable time for one, claim 130 mile basic day
Documentation:
- A copy of your federal tie-up.
- Time that request for meal period was made to the Manager/Dispatcher.
- Manager/Dispatcher/Corridor name and time denied lunch.
REQUIRED CLAIM LANGUAGE:
DENIED MEAL PERIOD:
Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed to take meal period after 5 hours on duty. Was called on duty for (job id) at ______ hrs on (date) . At ______ hrs made request for meal period to (dispatcher/manager name). Request was denied at _____hrs and i was ordered to continue working for entire shift without being allowed a meal period. Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed a meal period as per rule 28.
NOT ALLOWED REASONABLE TIME:
Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed a reasonable amount of time for meal period. Was called on duty for (job id) at ______hrs on (date). At _____hrs was instructed by (dispatcher/manager) to take only ____minutes for lunch. Due to the unique circumstances of the assignment, _____minutes was not an adequate nor reasonable amount of time as allowed per rule 28. Claim 130 mile basic day for not being allowed a meal period as per rule 28.
RULE 28.
EATING ENROUTE.
EATING ENROUTE.
(a) Conductors and brakemen in freight service will be allowed time for meal between terminals when they have been on duty five hours and it is apparent the trip cannot be completed within eight hours, provided they notify the dispatcher sufficiently
