Classified Colleagues, every year several of your classified colleagues across campus unfortunately must apply for catastrophic leave because they have exhausted all their leave balances and need to take extended leave due to medical illness or injury. Fortunately, your Chapter 262 has a Catastrophic Leave program, which is detailed in Article 13.10 of the collective bargaining agreement.
Your Chapter leaders are asking you to donate to the leave bank as soon as possible because the bank has dropped below 1000 hours, which means if the leave bank is not replenished soon, your classified colleagues may be faced with difficult choices. Donating is absolutely voluntary, and you should only donate if you have leave credits left for your use. Please consider donating to the leave bank.
To donate to the bank, you must have accrued sick or vacation leave available to you and you must donate a minimum of eight (8) hours (in any combination of sick or vacation leave). Donations cannot be returned, so once you donate those hours go right into the bank for use by your colleagues. A copy of the donation form is attached to this announcement or you can print the donation form found in the contract (link above).
Thank You for Your Donations and
Support for Your Colleagues
