HOLIDAYS

The following are legal holidays:

New Year's Day - January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - third Monday in January President's Day - third Monday in February

Memorial Day - last Monday in May

Independence Day - July 4

Labor Day - first Monday in September

Columbus Day - second Monday in October

Veterans Day - November 11

Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day - December 25

Any other legally declared applicable Federal holiday

When a holiday falls on a full-time employee's regular day off (RDO), the following days shall be observed in lieu of the actual holidays:

Scheduled Five-Day Workweek:

Scheduled Four-Day Workweek:

NOTE:

a. When the actual holiday falls on an employee’s first regular day off of the administrative workweek, the employee’s next workday, which is not a holiday or holiday in lieu of, will be the day observed in lieu of.

b. When the actual holiday falls on any other regular day off, the previous workday, which is not a holiday or holiday in lieu of, will be the day observed in lieu of.

When an employee works a holiday or day in lieu of a holiday, he/she shall be entitled to pay at the rate of his/her Base Pay, plus holiday premium pay at a rate equal to the rate of his/her Base Pay for that holiday work actually performed, which is not in excess of their regular tour of duty or is not overtime work as defined by 5 USC 5542(a). Holiday premium pay is paid in addition to any other premium pay granted for overtime, night, or Sunday work and in addition to the hazardous duty pay differential.

An employee excused on a holiday, day in lieu of, or portion(s) thereof shall be entitled to his/her base rate of pay for that time which the employee is excused.

Unless staffing and workload do not permit, employees scheduled to work on the actual established holidays or days observed in lieu of such holidays shall be given such day off if they so request. The procedures for approval of holiday leave requests shall be negotiated at the local level. Upon request of the Union, approval shall be according to seniority, which will be determined by the Union.

If the actual holiday falls in the middle of the employee's workweek, the Agency at an employee's request, will change the employee's RDO to provide three (3) or four (4) days off in succession unless staffing and workload do not permit or such change would result in increased costs for premium pay. Requests under this Section will be acted upon on a first-come, first-served basis with other shift/RDO change requests.

A list of employees assigned to work actual holidays shall be posted at least twenty-eight (28) days in advance and these assignments, once posted, shall normally not be changed without the consent of the employee(s) involved. Subsequent requests for holiday leave shall be approved/disapproved during the shift on which the request is made. Approval/disapproval shall not be subject to conditional circumstances.

Historically, traffic volume is significantly reduced during the Christmas, New Year’s, and Thanksgiving holidays. As many employees as feasible shall be excused from duty on these holidays or their day in lieu of; and only as many employees as necessary to meet workload requirements will be required to work. Terminal/Systems Operations employees not certified on any positions and En Route employees who are not certified on any more than the "A" side position will normally be given holiday leave on these Federal holidays and days in lieu of.

Historically, all other Federal holidays have normal or close to normal traffic volumes and are considered normal operational days.

The express terms of this Article apply separately and distinctly to each of the following bargaining units: Air Traffic Controllers, Traffic Management Coordinators/Specialists, FSS, and NOTAM Specialists.