Bulletin #41-17
November 13, 2017
20th ANNUAL “FEED THE COMMUNITY DAY” VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BOTH DAYS
Thanksgiving is coming upon us and Local 13 has supported feeding the community for the last sixteen years. If you are interested in volunteering to help prep the baskets, please show up at the ILWU Memorial Hall, 231 W. “C” Street, Wilmington on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
The 20th Annual Feed the Community Day will take place on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the ILWU Memorial Hall for the distribution of baskets from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
For further information, please contact Katy Witkowski at (562) 533-7259
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
OFFICE OF LOCAL 13 CLOSED
The Office of Local 13 will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24, 2017 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
The Executive Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 23, 2017 has been cancelled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
THANKSGIVING DAY PAID HOLIDAY
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 23, 2017 will be a paid holiday. Only registered persons who have 800 qualifying hours in the prior payroll year 2016 and meet the availability requirements for at least two (2) of the five (5) days Monday through Friday (exclusive of the holiday) during the week in which the holiday falls, will receive a paid holiday for Thanksgiving Day. This means you must work or meet the availability requirement for at least two (2) days, Monday, November 20th; Tuesday, November 21st; Wednesday, November 22nd and Friday, November 24, 2017.
Thanksgiving Day is one of the holidays that everyone has to meet the two (2) day availability requirements. Any person intending to take a vacation during the Thanksgiving week must report the vacation to the Records Clerk in the Records Room in the Dispatch Hall on or before Friday, November 24, 2017. Any person not receiving Thanksgiving Day holiday pay because of illness, injury, jury duty, etc. must file a claim on or before Friday, January 5, 2018.
Some paid holiday notes:
- The Thanksgiving Day holiday pay will be paid on Friday, December 1, 2017.
- Vacation must be taken Monday through Friday.
- Two shifts in one day only counts as one day working. Example: Work Monday day, double-back Monday night; this is only one day of the requirement. You have worked two shifts in one day.
- Vacation must be reported to the Records Clerk by Friday, November 24, 2017 or you will NOT receive Thanksgiving Holiday Pay – NO EXCEPTIONS
The Officers of Local 13 wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!
Fraternally,
Mark Mendoza Gary Herrera Victor Hudak
President Vice President Secretary/Treasurer