Penalty – Vacation reduced

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, as amended, on 12/31/18. First, by unilaterally flat-lining vacations at [Location] without the concurrence of Local Chairman [Name] and, instead, improperly assigning Claimant’s vacation on 12/31/18, the Carrier ignored the Section 6 requirement stating that “Representatives of the carriers and the employees will cooperate in arranging vacation periods and administering vacations and releasing employees when requirements of the service permit.” And by assigning vacations shall be given to the preference in seniority order.