Took it directly from the email I got from Mayor Pete. You know, you should really read those once in a while.
DOT holiday time off
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CaptainObvious
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Haven’t been at work in 10 days. Also, no.
theflyingpig
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So there was also this email
To begin the upcoming holiday weekend, Secretary Buttigieg has approved a three-hour early release on Friday, September 2 for all DOT federal employees in work status, including telework. Employees designated as essential personnel may be required by their supervisor to remain on duty.
Philip A. McNamara
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Maybe our glorious union should collaborate with the FFA and ensure that we get leave when applicable or compensated if we can't get leave
Logical_Mongoose
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May, not will/shall/must. Language matters, and that phrasing indicates that essential personal may also NOT be required by their supervisor.
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yeah that’s what i was getting at. if it didn’t apply to us it would have said shall. using the word “may” sounds like staffing permitting it would be applicable ?
ATCS are allowed this time off. If you are not getting this(staffing permitted obviously) you need to reach out to your RVP. There is even a code in ART for it. If your OS/OM says anything else PM me for my phone number and have them call me for clarification.
Yup we have gotten this the last few times sometimes it’s only an hour/hour and a half and it’s first in/first out
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I told my ATM that 123456 said it was approved and he once again told me to go fly a kite even though we have the staffing for it. I'm batting .000 on getting it approved.
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It’s so fucked up that all the fat fucks up in the offices that don’t do shit anyways get to leave 3 hours early while half the controllers are being forced to stay for 10 hour days. At the very least, they should give all the essential personnel 3 credit hours or something. Why the hell doesn’t the union speak out publicly about this? Messaging some guy on PointSixtyFive is the only option? Guess they’re still busy patting themselves on the back for the *temporary* 10% OJTI increase.
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Again the only result of the union "speaking out about this" is, that everyone loses the excused absence. The union would be taking away something that some of the membership gets. Sometimes, other members, get things that you don't. Guess what? Sometimes, you get things that others don't.
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That wouldn’t happen and is an absolutely ridiculous take. Are we DOT employees or not? Just because we are considered essential doesn’t mean the union should cower in its corner in the instances where the leave should be approved when there could be a “collaborative” solution.
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As someone who has made some terrible takes. What a terrible take lmao.
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3 hours admin approved today….denied yet again. best job in the worlddddddd
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They're trying to deny ours here but the fac rep just called in to set them straight.
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Is there a holiday this week? Nice!
I forget Columbus Day every year.
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Me too and then every Easter I walk in thinking I’m getting double time.
