Step 4 Settlement Agreement: Article 19; Handbooks and Manuals (1984)

The issue in this grievance is whether local management improperly disapproved annual leave for a PTF employee. After further review of the matter, we agreed that there was no national interpretive issue fairly presented as to the meaning and intent of Article 10 of the National Agreement. The parties at this level agree that if a PTF makes a valid request for annual leave for a specific day, and such leave is approved, then the leave will be recorded for that specific service day. When a PTF has been previously granted annual leave, the annual leave will not be unilaterally changed to an off day, solely to make the PTF available for an extra day of work at straight time. Based upon the above considerations, we agreed to settle this grievance.