2006-2008 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 14 – STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
14.02 (c) paragraph #3 “Members of a workplace may decide in a majority decision to remain on their regular shift rotation (during the Christmas and New Year holiday period). When this occurs members will not be required to take days off during the holiday period other than their regular scheduled rest days, if they deduct twenty-four (24) or more hours from their statutory holiday bank during the calendar year that leads up to that holiday period.”
2009-2011 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 14 – STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
14.02 (c) paragraph #3 of the new Uniform agreement states: “Members of a workplace may decide in a majority decision to remain on their regular shift rotation (during the Christmas and New Year holiday period). When this occurs members will not be required to take days off during the holiday period other than their regular scheduled rest days.”
As you can see, the requirement to deduct twenty-four or more hours from employees’ banks during the calendar year in exchange for working a regular shift rotation during Christmas and New Year is no longer in Article 14.02 (c). This then means that employees who work their regular shift rotation during Christmas and New Year could have an additional 24 hours in their statutory holiday banks which would then be paid out to them following the end of the calendar year in accordance with Article 14.02(d).
MEMBERS WHO BY MAJORITY VOTE DECIDE TO GO ON 8 HOUR SCHEDULE:
| Dec.20 | Dec.21 | Dec.22 | Dec.23 | Dec.24 | Dec.25 | Dec.26 | |
| D = 8 | D = 8 | D = 8 | D = 8 | D = 8 | D = 8 | D = 8 | = 56 hrs. |
| Dec.27 | Dec.28 | Dec.29 | Dec.30 | Dec.31 | Jan.1 | Jan.2 | |
| Rest | Rest | Rest | Rest | ST = 8 | ST = 8 | ST = 8 | = 24 hrs. |
MEMBERS WHO BY MAJORITY VOTE DECIDE TO STAY ON REGULAR 12 HOUR SCHEDULE:
| Dec.20 | Dec.21 | Dec.22 | Dec.23 | Dec.24 | Dec.25 | Dec.26 | |
| D = 12 | D = 12 | N = 12 | N =12 | Rest | Rest | Rest | = 48 hrs. |
| Dec.27 | Dec.28 | Dec.29 | Dec.30 | Dec.31 | Jan.1 | Jan.2 | |
| Rest | Off = 12 | Off = 12 | Off = 12 | N =12 or Off =12 | Rest | Rest | = 36 hrs. or 48 hrs. |
On a 12 hour schedule members have the option of taking 36 hours out of any bank i.e. accrued time, banked overtime, vacation or statutory bank to achieve 7 clear days off. Members may also elect to take additional 12 hours from their bank to ensure that they get a 12 day block off work.
As stated earlier members can choose to maintain regular schedule and not have 7 clear days off and have no deductions from any banks.