Section 1.
Each employee shall be entitled to a lunch period. During the day shift, the lunch period will ordinarily be taken between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., unless the supervisor permits an employee a different lunch period. For employees on flexible work schedules, the lunch period shall be taken during the mid-day flex period.
Section 2.
Rest breaks not to exceed twenty minutes duration shall be provided employees in the morning and afternoon. When operating needs require, the supervisor may determine the time of these breaks.
Section 3. Cafeterias and Snack Bars
- Where the Library provides cafeteria service, vending machine areas or snack bar service, it will negotiate with the food services contractors to maintain and, to the extent funds are available, attempt to provide the best possible services consistent with the needs of Library employees and Library users.
- The Library shall work with food service contractors to maintain at least one complete service cafeteria. The Library shall also work with food service contractors to maintain an adequately stocked and staffed snack bar in every building occupied by CRS.
- All eating facilities shall be reserved for the priority usage of Library employees between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Accurate billing by means of itemized receipt shall be provided by all cafeterias.
- CREA shall be consulted before any price increases are decided upon.
- CREA will continue to serve as a member of the Library’s Joint Labor-Management Food Service Advisory Committee with equal representation with other labor organizations in the Library.