At NAGE Request, AOTC and OCP Modify Furlough Program
November 2, 2009
At the request of National President David Holway, AOTC and OCP have agreed to modify the furlough program that probation officers and assistant chief probation officers voted to participate in. As you know, ballots were counted Friday, October 30, and the vote in favor of accepting furloughs will save 75 probation jobs.
The approved plan allows probation officers and assistant chief probation officers to choose one of the following options:
OPTION 1 (Work with no pay, but receive compensatory vacation days)
You may take one furlough day per pay period for eight consecutive pay periods, but you will work on your furlough day for no pay. In exchange for the eight furlough days you work for no pay, you will receive eight additional vacation days (which is similar to the original proposal). Your furloughs will commence the pay period ending November 21, 2009.
OPTION 2 ("No work no pay")
You may choose to go off payroll for eight days with no pay (no work no pay). This option is subject to management's discretion and the operational needs of your particular court.
This program impacts only this particular budget deficit.
Again, we would like to thank AOTC and OCP for modifying the furlough program in acknowledgement of the selflessness of the membership who voted to stick together with their brothers and sisters during these difficult economic times. This vote shows that you are placing the priorities of your coworkers above your own while demonstrating what being a union member is all about.