Penalty – Vacation Denied

Claim for one (1) day at the applicable rate of pay for the Carrier’s violation of Section 6 of the April 29, 1949 National vacation agreement amended with the 1996 National Vacation Agreement when I requested [Vacation Change, Single Day, or Personal Leave] on [Date] and was declined [Date] without following the 1949 and 1996 agreements in meeting the needs of service and the practice that has been in place for twenty years, or knowing the availability of manpower on the [Date] requested.