1997-1999 MSUAASF Master Agreement

ARTICLE 17
HOLIDAYS

Section A. Designated Holidays.

Subd. 1. The following days shall be designated as paid holidays when they occur during an ASF Member's appointment period.

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents' Day*
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans' Day*
Thanksgiving Day
The Friday after Thanksgiving
The work day immediately preceding Christmas Day
Christmas Day

*The President may, after meeting and conferring with the Campus Association, designate alternate days for the observance of these holidays.

Subd. 2. Following a meet and confer with the Campus Association to review the academic calendar and the designated holiday schedule, the President may implement a procedure for observance of specific holidays which may not be designated in the institution's academic calendar. This may include the designation of alternative days for observance of Veteran's Day and Presidents' Day.

Section B. Holidays Falling on Weekends. When any of the above holidays fall on a Saturday, the preceding day shall be a holiday. When any of the above holidays fall on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a holiday. If mutually agreed to by the President and the Campus Association, in cases where there are two consecutive holidays, one of which falls on a weekend day, the work day preceding the first holiday, or work day following the second holiday, shall be a holiday.

Section C. Changes in Legal Holidays. Additional holidays established by State law shall be added as holidays under this Agreement.

Section D. Work on a Designated Holiday. Any ASF Member assigned by the university to work on a designated holiday shall be given a separate duty day off. This alternative day shall be mutually agreed to by the member and the Employer. The Employer may offer a day=s pay of compensation in lieu of time off.