INSTRUCTED TO TAKE LUNCH BREAK ON LOCOMOTIVE

The Claim:

• If denied lunch, claim 100 mile basic day. 

Required Documentation:

• A complete copy of your federal tie-up.

• Yardmaster/Manager name and time denied lunch.

• A copy of your denied non-service claim. 

Required Claim Language:
CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR DENIED MEAL PERIOD ON YARD JOB. WAS ON DUTY FOR _(job) AT ____ HRS ON  (Date) . AT _____HRS REQUESTED MEAL PERIOD. AT ________HRS WAS ORDERED PER  (dispatcher/yardmaster/manager’s name) , THAT I WAS TO REMAIN ON THE LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE LUNCH PERIOD, EFFECTIVELY DENYING MY MEAL PERIOD. CLAIM 100 MILE BASIC DAY FOR NOT BEING ALLOWED MEAL PERIOD PER NORTHWEST RULE 56.