Qualifications—General Holidays. Regular employees are entitled to holiday pay if the holiday falls within the first thirty (30) days of absence due to illness, layoff, non-occupational injury, or occupational injury. This does not apply to employees taking leave of absence for full time employment with the Union. In addition, a regular employee shall not be entitled to holiday pay unless he is available and/or works a full tour the day preceding the holiday and the day following the holiday unless previously excused or subsequently excused for proven illness or legitimate absence. Where there are bids, the employee must work the last bid prior to the holiday, and his first bid following the holiday, except for proven illness or excused absence. In addition, an employee shall not be entitled to holiday pay if he has been laid off thirty (30) days or more prior to a holiday and has not worked at least four (4) tours of duty within thirty (30) days prior to the holiday, or was legitimately fired or quit prior to the holiday, or was off duty of his own volition because of sickness, etc. over thirty (30) days prior to the holiday or was on leave of absence as provided for under Article
Qualifications—General Holidays. Regular employees are entitled to holiday pay if the holiday falls within the first thirty (30) days of absence due to illness, layoff, non-occupational injury, or occupational injury. This does not apply to employees taking leave of absence for full time employment with the Union. In addition, a regular employee shall not be entitled to holiday pay unless he is available and/or works a full tour the day preceding the holiday and the day following the holiday unless previously excused or subsequently excused for proven illness or legitimate absence. Where there are bids, the employee must work the last bid prior to the holiday, and his first bid following the holiday, except for proven illness or ex- cused absence. In addition, an employee shall not be entitled to holiday pay if he has been laid off thirty (30) days or more prior to a holiday and has not worked at least four (4) tours of duty within thirty (30) days prior to the holiday, or was legitimately fired or quit prior to the holi- day, or was off duty of his own volition because of sickness, etc. over thirty (30) days prior to the holiday or was on leave of absence as provided for under Article 41. A regular driver not on lay off and re- quired to be in readiness for work shall receive Holiday pay. If a driver is scheduled to run because of his bid operation, or be- cause of his turn out in compliance with seniority, he must run or else he will not receive holiday pay that week. EXCEPTION: A driver may be off because of accident or illness to himself, or be- cause of death or serious illness or accident to his immediate family, compulsory court appearance, or other legitimate and excusable rea- son approved by both the Union and the Employer. If the Employer questions the illness, he may request and must receive a doctor’s certificate upon demand. Any employee who works the holiday shall be paid for the holiday.
