[the other guy]

How does that add up to 50-60 hours a week? Nobody can count driving time to get to work. They work 10 1/2- 11 hours a day(counting lunch) to put in a 60 hour week. You posted a 12 1/2 hour time frame in your work day.

Edit: My work day starts at 5 am(leave time) and ends at 6:30-7:00 pm( home time). How are the guys in your analogy any worse off? When I'm not off work waiting on knee surgery, that is.

i worked 11-12 hours a day for the last 25 years i worked. Before that i worked underground. 12 hours above ground in easier than 8 below.

I was not being exact about the hours but if you really want to know they work 10 hours a day 6 days a week. they get off 1 weekend a month. so that is 50-60 hours a week.

And What you doing taking up for Booth being the big union guy you say you are.

I just think a person needs to spend some time with their families. I bet you don't work many weekends.

Would you support overtime rules of time and a half for over 40 but double time over 50.