Comments on: Union outrage: Hey, I know he killed a bunch of people, but I lost my lunch break!

By: chris martin

chris martin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:34:43 +0000

just give the jerk a dollar and send his stupid a$$ to taco bell or McD’s.

By: Steve G

Steve G — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:48:03 +0000

Welcome to the world of local, state, and federal government employee unions. Common sense and logic do not exist in this world. Service to taxpayers takes backseat. Unions are a big reason why the Post Office is in such bad shape.

By: Phil Marx

Phil Marx — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:19:10 +0000

Was he ordered to stay inside, or was it simply suggested that this would be the prudent thing to do for his own safety?

Also, if he was ordered to stay inside, who issued this order? Was it his employer or was it the police? If it was the police, then he has no basis for his complaint.

By: Outsider

Outsider — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:27:27 +0000

I’d pay him for his lunch and when it came time to downsize again, his name would be at the top of the list….just because he is a dick.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:59:20 +0000

I don’t disagree with you at all. But at the end of the day, the company entered into the contract freely, and so they must live with the consequences.

And with any luck, they’ll think better of it next time the contracts come up for renegotiation.

By: AWB

AWB — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:54:04 +0000

Yeah, maybe they should have let the union members leave to face the potential of getting shot and possibly killed. It might have helped reduce healthcare cost if they were older, as well as get rid of a few people with too much paid vacation, etc.

He’s quibbling over what, maybe $20? Give me a break. The administrative cost will be at least a hundred or two.

This reminds me when I was a youngster training at a Teamster trucking company. I was training in an admin position on the dock. One of the Teamster’s left a big box right in front of the door to the office. I later found out he did it on purpose.

Naturally, needing to get back into the office I moved it aside a couple of feet. One of the Teamster asshats filed a grievance and got 8 hours pay because I, a non-union scab moved the box.

Union dumbass crap like this never amazes me anymore. Most of them are bitter old men.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:46:37 +0000

On his lunch break, he’s allowed to go run errands and do things, which he cannot do if confined to the building.

At the end of the day, I think the guy’s in the right (although still a dick, no question). If the contract is written that he gets a lunch break, then he’s legally entitled to one, and should be compensated if he was denied one.

And maybe companies will think things through before they sign contracts.