Know Your Rights - Winter Campus Closure

What are my rights around the winter campus closure?

Campus Closure

December 25, 26, 31, and January 1 are paid holidays. If you want to be
off work for December 29- January 2, you can use vacation (even vacation
you have not yet accrued) or comp time to cover it, or you can take it as
leave-without-pay. This applies to part-timers, and probationary
employees, too.

Here is what the contract says:

A. Newly employed unit members would be allowed to use accrued vacation
even if the required six continuous months or quadri-weekly cycles on pay status
have not been completed. Employees without sufficient accumulated vacation
would be allowed to use up to three days' vacation leave prior to actual accrual.

B. Employees with accrued compensatory time may elect to use it to cover
the scheduled time off or to offset the use of vacation time.

C. Employees who do not wish to use vacation or compensatory time off may
elect to take a leave without pay during the closure. Notwithstanding the
provisions of B. above, if an employee is in leave-without-pay status due
to a location closure which is three consecutive days or less in duration,
such a full-time or part-time employee shall not lose hourly vacation
accruals.

http://www.cueunion.org/bargaining/contract/art44.php

You may also ask to work during this period if you do not wish to take
vacation or LWOP. Managers are encouraged to accommodate requests
for the use of leave or alternate work schedules that will allow employees
to take a break on the days of closure. Managers should let employees
know as soon as possible what options they will have for Dec. 29, 30,
and January 2 .

Special arrangements such as alternate schedules, accrual of compensatory
time in advance, or reassignment can accommodate employees who choose not
to use leave to cover the closure period. Managers who make these
arrangements for employees covered by collective-bargaining agreements
will want to confirm in writing to the employee that these arrangements
are voluntary.

A range of managerial options in this regard, such as telecommuting or
working at another location, are contained in this recently archived
CalMessage: newscenter.berkeley.edu/goto/07closure.