Descrimination: A full hot meal or soup and a sandwich

Thank you for the feedback thus far. However, I think that there's some clarification that needs to be done.
1) Our collective aggreement states "The parties hereto agree that in every instance the employee shall pay a fair price for any meals obtained which shall in no intance be less than the actual cost of furnishing such meals, and the said cost shall be computed by the Corporation. When employees bring their own meal, they shall use the designated dining area for the consumption of same." In other words all employees are entitled to purchase a meal.
2) Up until the the first week of December, every employee in the building was entitled to purchase a full hot meal of what ever was being served to the residents that particular day. Every employee was treated equally. The only difference was that there was different meal times.
3) After the first week of December the employer singled out two categories of workers and said that they were not allowed to purchase a full hot meal like everyone else.
4) If the employer would have allowed the Practical Nurses and Care Aides to change their break times to eat their lunch after 12:30 pm like everyone else then there would be no arguement. Then everyone would once again still be treated equally and all entitled to purchase a full hot meal.
As it stands now the Practical Nurses and the Care Aides are not treated equally, thus the filing of the grievence.

was that really necessary? I don't think she was asking for a spell checker

Have I just blown every stereotype that the rest of the world has of Canadians? Yup, we're all super polite, deferential, keep our views to ourselves, say "eh" all the time, and keep a team of sled dogs by the igloo???

In an economy where many nurses are struggling to find jobs, I wouldn't dare complain about your employer "only" providing soup & a sandwich. I work in a LTC/Short term rehab facility & employee's aren't provided meals at all. Occasionally, the dietary aides will offer food to staff if there is leftover after the residents & short term patients are served, but it is by no means expected. Consider yourself lucky for what you have.

Our dietary staff were ordered to throw out all leftovers. Health laws, you know. What an unconscionable waste. I'd bet that a lot of them took a lot of leftovers home.

There are some good points being made about unions, not being happy with scraps, having a fighting spirit, not giving in to DON's who try to run roughshod over people. Right on! I hope more Americans will study our history and get their backs up to fight bullies and thieves, whatever form these take. We're in for some very hard times economically and we have to remember that only average people are going to starve and be homeless. The wealthy and powerful, like this Madoff guy, are still in their penthouses, laughing all the way to the Caymans. Their judge buddies lock them up on house arrest instead of billeting them in prison without bail, as they have done the bidding of their New World Order masters, the global elite who think of most of us as uselsss eaters. Remember Rose of Sharon and the closing scene in the book?

And play hockey and love the queen, righto?

Our dietary staff were ordered to throw out all leftovers. Health laws, you know. What an unconscionable waste. I'd bet that a lot of them took a lot of leftovers home.

There are some good points being made about unions, not being happy with scraps, having a fighting spirit, not giving in to DON's who try to run roughshod over people. Right on! I hope more Americans will study our history and get their backs up to fight bullies and thieves, whatever form these take. We're in for some very hard times economically and we have to remember that only average people are going to starve and be homeless. The wealthy and powerful, like this Madoff guy, are still in their penthouses, laughing all the way to the Caymans. Their judge buddies lock them up on house arrest instead of billeting them in prison without bail, as they have done the bidding of their New World Order masters, the global elite who think of most of us as uselsss eaters. Remember Rose of Sharon and the closing scene in the book?

I guess "full" needs to be defined. Also, if I started work at 06 or 07, I'd be ready for lunch at 1030 or 11, not after 12:30. easiest fix is to make sure all 3 lunch times only get soup and sandwich. Or, lunch times could rotate, that is, one week a worker eats at first meal period, next week at 2nd meal period, next week at 3rd.

Be glad you get a lunch break. So many do not. Yeah, it's not the greatest meal in the world but it is free I think and will keep you going for a few hours. Or just bring your lunch.

Thank you for the feedback thus far. However, I think that there's some clarification that needs to be done.
1) Our collective aggreement states "The parties hereto agree that in every instance the employee shall pay a fair price for any meals obtained which shall in no instance be less than the actual cost of furnishing such meals, and the said cost shall be computed by the Corporation. When employees bring their own meal, they shall use the designated dining area for the consumption of same." In other words all employees are entitled to purchase a meal.