VACATION TIME OFF PROCEDURE. A. The National Agreement in Paragraph (202) establishes the guidelines for employees to apply for and be granted vacation time off. Under the provisions of that paragraph, employees of, Saginaw Site, may apply for vacation time off during the month of February of each year. Written application may be made using Management’s provided form, on which the employee may indicate first, second, and third choices. The current “white” copy will be given to the employee to serve as a receipt copy for the time applied for. The “pink” copy will be returned to the employee by March 31st of each year with the disposition of the written requested time off. Should the employee not be notified by March 31st the requested first choice of day or days as applied for will be considered granted unless changed or cancelled by mutual consent of Management and the employee. It is understood by the parties that the time period applied for and granted in this situation will not exceed the vacation time off entitled an employee in Paragraph (202) of the National Agreement. Further, relative to vacation requests for time off (periods that fall outside the scope of the vacation application period), Management agrees to respond to each request with a written disposition in a timely manner. Individual concerns relative to the intent of this agreement or Management’s failure to comply with same, should be brought to the attention of the Plant Labor Relations Department.
VACATION TIME OFF PROCEDURE. The Company recognizes the importance of providing vacation time off, in a manner that maintains efficiency of operations while giving due consideration to the desires of employees. Accordingly, the Company will establish a procedure whereby employees not later than December of each calendar year may make application in writing for vacation time off, indicating first, second and third choices. The Company will discuss with the Union, no later than February 1, the results of the review of employee applications for vacation time off and inform the Union of the Company's decision that: (i) employees will be given vacation time off from the job through a normal vacation scheduling program consistent with the need for maintaining efficient operations or (ii) a plant vacation shutdown will be scheduled during prime vacation time, provided employees have expressed a collective desire for vacations during prime time. If subsequent to February 1, the Company decides that a plant vacation shutdown should be scheduled, such shutdown can be scheduled only by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. In the event the Company selects the option of a plant vacation shutdown, the Union will be advised no later than April 1 as to the specific shutdown period and also which employees have been selected to work during the shutdown period consistent with good employee relations and efficiency of operations. Employees selected to work during such shutdown will be given vacation time off from the job through a normal vacation scheduling program during periods other than the shutdown period. Each employee will be given a written disposition of his or her application. Approved vacation time off will not thereafter be canceled or changed without the consent of the employee.
