IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT SOME MEMBERS ARE NOT RECEIVING THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED BREAKS. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO MEAL BREAKS PER YOUR CONTRACT.
2.20 HOURS OF WORK
(Page 36 of your Contract)
A. The workweek shall consist of five (5) workdays, Sunday through Saturday, in a pre-established schedule. Each work shift shall consist of seven and one-half hours (7 ½) inclusive of one-half hour (1/2) unpaid lunch and one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid break for the employees of the Division of Public Health, and eight and one-half (8 ½) hours inclusive of one-half hour (1/2) unpaid lunch and one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid break for the employees of the Division of Resident Service with a pre-established meal schedule. 

B. The workweek for Public Health Nurses shall be Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, inclusive of one-half (1/2) hour for lunch and one (1) fifteen-minute paid break unless the employer and employee work out a flexible time schedule. Employees shall have the option to flex time, accrue compensatory time, or be paid at the overtime rate. 
If you are not receiving your regularly scheduled breaks, contact your Labor Representative Aisha Harrison:
[email protected] or (800) 292-0542 x127
YOUR CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON DECEMBER 31, 2021.
Please review the current contract and make notations as we prepare for Negotiations.