Vacation / Annual Leave Article 8.1 Your rightsYour union contract contains hundreds of provisions designed to protect your rights. Article 8.1 Vacation/Annual Leave defines your rights to paid time off. Your Local 1000 contract guarantees:
- Forty-two (42) hours of vacation after six months of service.
- Employees receive increased vacation for increased years of state service:
- seven hours of vacation per month for up to three years of service;
- 10 hours per month for up to 10 years;
- 12 hours per month for up to 15 years;
- 13 hours per month for up to 20 years;
- 14 hours per month for 20 + years. - Employees may opt for annual leave, in lieu of separate vacation and sick leave, and can opt to enroll in or leave the program each April.
- Employees enrolled in annual leave receive combined vacation/sick leave of:
- 11 hours per month for up to three years of service;
- 14 hours per month for up to 10 years;
- 16 hours per month for up to 15 years;
- 17 hours per month for up to 20 years;
- 18 hours per month for 20+ years.. - Vacation or annual leaves cannot be unreasonably denied, but are subject to “operational needs.”
- When two or more employees—on the same shift in the same work unit–request the same leave time and approval cannot be given to all employees, leave is granted to the most senior employee.
- Six hundred forty (640) hours of vacation or annual leave can be carried into the next calendar year.
- Employees must be paid for unused vacation or annual leave upon leaving state service.
How to take ActionContact your Local 1000 steward if you feel your Vacation/Annual Leave rights have been violated or if you have questions about the annual leave program. Your steward will work with you, management and your contract to determine the best course of action, including whether or not to file a grievance if your rights have been violated.
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