grrowler,
I'm glad to see you admit that you were a bit harsh.
I'd be the last person to defend the company, I'm just telling it as it is. There's a big difference between having a s**t job and a s**t employer, and if I thought my job was s**t I would leave.
As for the point you made about the wording of the EBA which creates loopholes to the benefit of the company, I doubt whether the company managers didn't do that on purpose. They're not the most intelligent of individuals, but they sure make up for it with sneaky instincts.
Fingers Crossed, the hourly limits I referred to previously apply to minimum rest overnights. In our current EBA we have a clause which limits our shift on the second day if our rest period is only 9 hours. The company is desperately trying to remove this limit so they can roster us for long shifts on both days of the overnight.
I've said it to the union reps in person and I'd like to say it on-line: NO WAY!