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On October 28, 2009, our union and Milwaukee County reached an agreement that excludes all WFNHP members from the furlough plan. That means NO FURLOUGHS for our union members. Instead of some members losing 32 hours of pay, all members will accrue only 4 hours on the next minor holiday (which should be Veterans Day). Part time employees will have the time pro-rated. This reduction from 8 hours to 4 hours is for this year only, and only for the one minor holiday.
All department heads have been notified of this arrangement. If you are hearing from your manager that you will be furloughed, they are wrong. For those of you that would have been furloughed there are a number of alternatives:
- You may rearrange your work week so that you work four 10 hours days as opposed to five 8 hour days, but you would have to waive overtime.
- You should be allowed to work in your office on the 4 furlough days if the department offices are considered open, and if they are to be closed, you should be allowed to enter the facilities to work.
- If you work outside of your office, you should be able to do so even on the scheduled furlough days.
If you have any questions or run into any problems, call either the union office or one of the union officers.
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