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IT’S
YOUR LEAVE! By
Larry Nienow, Maintenance Steward Recently,
several maintenance employees in Fort Lauderdale have been asking me about using
sick and annual leave and about the rules concerning scheduled and unscheduled
leave usage. The Joint Contract
Application Manual that has been agreed to and used by the USPS and the APWU
deals with several questions about leave. One
question asks: What is the distinction between a “scheduled” and an
“unscheduled” absence? The
response states: A scheduled absence is one which is requested and
approved in advance. An unscheduled
absence is not requested and/or approved in advance. Another question asks: How much in advance must a leave request be approved in order for the absence to be considered scheduled rather than unscheduled? The response states: Any period prior to the leave taken, except as otherwise specified in the Local Memorandum of Understanding. Rumor
has it that employees in the Maintenance Department are being told by their
supervisors that any leave taken by them will less than seven days notice will
be marked as unscheduled. This is
totally inappropriate and is in violation of our contract.
If this happens to you, be sure to exercise your right to file a
grievance on this issue. It’s
your leave! |
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