Don’t forget to submit your preferred summer vacation dates to your supervisor by March 31 to make sure your request is treated according to your seniority. Management must post vacation schedules by April 30.
The collective agreement states in Article 68:
Scheduling Annual Leave
68.5
Vacations shall be arranged according to Corporation seniority with vacations to be taken, operational requirements permitting, at any time chosen by the employee, within the fiscal year, except that the employee shall not be compelled to take holidays outside the period May 15th to October 31st. Employees taking their vacation between May 15th and October 31st shall indicate their preference prior to April 1st and vacation schedules shall be posted not later than April 30th. Employees taking their vacation after October 31st shall indicate their preference not later than October 1st and vacation schedules shall be posted not later than October 31st. Failure to indicate the employee’s choice of vacation period within the set time limits may result in the employee’s loss of vacation preference based on seniority.
68.5.1
It is further understood that the Corporation reserves the right to schedule or assign employees any outstanding annual vacation accruals. However before exercising this right the Corporation will meet with the employee to discuss the assignment or scheduling of accrued annual leave. Every effort will be made to schedule such leave in a manner that is satisfactory to both parties.
68.6
The Corporation and the employee may agree to carry annual leave credits into the next fiscal year in accordance with Federal legislation.
68.7
In the event an employee selects more than one (1) set of vacation dates within the same period, the exercise of seniority rights shall apply to only one (1) set, and this set must be designated at the time of indication.