Our block out starts when the MCD is shut and the brake is released. I guess we actually DO have something better than other places!
Thing we're trying to get in the new contract include block or better pay and better work rules regard CDOs. They're not the top of the list (that would be higher FO pay and fixing that $&@^ second cert), but they're on the list along with some other QOL improvements. Some have even already been TA'ed, but I think they're pretty minor.