Chicago, Ill. — (CNN News) The union, Teamsters local 743, filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board claiming WaterSaver unfairly disciplined 19 workers in June for “excessive use” of washrooms.The company’s human resources department described “excessive use of the bathroom as… 60 minutes or more over the last 10 working days,” according to the affidavit. Do the math and it works out to 6 minutes a day.The controversy goes back to last winter when WaterSaver installed swipe card systems on bathrooms located off the factory floor.

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