With the Tulsa Base Closing for Christmas in accordance with LETTER OF MEMORANDUM in the back of the TWU/AA contract there are a lot of members who will still be working during this time. If you still have vacation left you need to talk with your supervisor about how to avoid losing this valuable benefit. Currently, the company has taken the position that if you work during Base Closing then you will be able to roll your vacation to the next year or take pay in lieu of the remaining vacation days. The best way to do this is to fill out an AOI with your remaining vacation balance and how you want to use or take pay in lieu of and have your supervisor sign it. For further information refer to your TWU/AA contract as follows:
ARTICLE 8 – VACATIONS
d) Vacation allowances will not be cumulative. Vacation time to which an employee becomes entitled on December 31 of any year will be forfeited unless taken during the following year. However, if an employee is requested by the Company in writing to forego his vacation during the year in which it is to be taken and has not received it by the end of that year, the employee will be entitled to his deferred vacation during the succeeding calendar year or to pay in lieu of same at the option of the employee, subject to the requirements of the service.