By now we all are familiar with the mandated 32 hour furlough days for all D.C. Government Employees. We are currently working on the issue(s) of improper notifications, proper notifications, and the selection of alternative days for those not furloughed. We are also pursuing the issue of furlough on Holidays.
Furloughs is something that is going to happen under all circumstances simply because it was in Former Mayor Fenty's budget for this fiscal year FY 2011 to close a 198 million dollar budget shortfall. The furlough represents about 20 million savings from Labor's end.
By far DDOT represents the worst case scenario with respect to administering furloughs for its employees. It seems that the Agency for some odd reason is refusing to request an exemption for DDOT employees and allowing them to pick (and rotate among employees) furlough days throughout the designated furlough period to end in July 2010. To date over 190 DDOT employees has been exempted from the first furlough day and they will pick an alternative day.
We are still waiting for the City to provide a detailed report from all Agencies to include a copy of notification, mail certification receipt, furlough schedule.
ANY EMPLOYEE ASKED TO WORK ON A FURLOUGH ISN'T UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO WORK UNLESS SPECIFIED IN WRITING AT LEAST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF FURLOUGH DAY. EMERGENCY EMPLOYEES MUST BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OR PLACED IN AN ON CALL STATUS PRIOR TO BEING MANDATED TO WORK.
LOCAL 1975 DMV, DDOT, DPW, DCTC
