Union Designated Holidays

Greetings:

During the 2006 negotiations, the Union retained the right to designate floating holidays for the Local Unions who were entitled to select under the 1986 AT&T COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT.  In the state of New York, the Union may select up to two of the floating holidays in each calendar year to become designated holidays.  In all other states, the Union may select one floating holiday in each calendar year to become a designated holiday.

As part of our 2006 negotiations, the parties agreed that all designated holidays for the term of the agreement must be selected in 2006.  You have the opportunity to designate the Holiday for 2007, 2008, and 2009.  The attached Designated Holiday Selection List is for your convenience.  Please indicate which holiday(s) your Local wishes to designate for 2007, 2008, and 2009.  You may designate a different holiday(s) for each year but you must make a designation at this time or the holiday(s) will remain as a floating holiday(s).

Notifications to Avaya of the Union-designated holidays must be made by the C&T office.  Due to the numerous past disputes and problems with designated holidays, we must insist on having a document in the C&T office signed by an officer of the Local designating the holiday(s).  Where different holidays are designated for different groups of employees or different work locations, these designations must be stated so that they can clearly be understood by someone not familiar with your particular jurisdiction and the work groups you represent.  Where practicable, please include the address of each location where a holiday designation is being made.

The Local's document designating holidays for 2007, 2008, and 2009, must be sent via US Mail or facsimile to arrive in the C&T office not later than the close of business Tuesday, December 5, 2006.  You will receive fax/mail reply that we have received your request within seven (7) working days after transmittal.  If you do not receive an acknowledgment from this office, it is incumbent upon the Local that you contact us.  The letter to Avaya will be prepared on Thursday, December 7, 2006 and transmitted to Avaya on Friday, December 8, 2006.  No changes or additions to the list of designations will be permitted after the notification letter is transmitted to Avaya.

Locals are reminded that, where more than one Local represents employees within a designated holiday universe, both Locals must request the same holiday designations for those employees.  If an agreement cannot be reached, then the holidays will remain floating holidays.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

In Unity,

Gerald W. Souder
CWA Representative

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Avaya Holiday Selection List:

This chart will be used for the one-time selection of all holidays for 2007, 2008, and 2009.

(Holidays listed above which fall on a Saturday or Sunday are not available for selection.)