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D.  Preference in the periods in which Stewardesses shall be permitted to take their vacations shall be granted in order of Company seniority taking into consideration the requirements of the service.

E.  When vacation schedules have been established, senior Stewardesses will not be permitted to take the vacation period already assigned to junior Stewardesses. Stewardesses transferring to a new domicile may be assigned any vacation period if there is no choice of vacation period at her new domicile.

F.  Each Stewardess shall be notified of the date of her vacation as far in advance as is practicable and such notice shall be furnished not less than two (2) weeks before the beginning of each employee's vacation period and Stewardesses shall not be required to take vacations unless such notice is given.

G.  Vacation leave shall not be cumulative and must be taken within the calendar year after it is accrued or vacation leave or pay therefor will not be given; provided, however, that when the Company's operation in any year does not permit a Stewardess to go on her regular vacation during such year the Company may request her in writing to postpone her vacation, in which event the Company shall compensate such Stewardess for her vacation earned but not received on or before December 31st of the calendar year during which she was entitled to receive her vacation, and the total amount of such vacation compensation shall be the same as she would have received had she been granted her vacation, and such amount shall be in addition to her regular pay for the period involved.

H.  Upon termination of employment with the Company a Stewardess shall be paid for vacation time earned but not previously taken in accordance with Company policy.

SECTION 11

SICK LEAVE

A.  Stewardesses shall be entitled to sick leave based on years of service with the Company in accordance with the Company policy governing all personnel.

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SECTION 12

ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURES

A.  Grievances.

Any Stewardess or group of Stewardesses covered by this Agreement who have a grievance concerning any action of the Company which has been submitted for adjustment to their immediate superior but has not been satisfactorily adjusted, shall be entitled to have such grievance handled in accordance with the following procedure (nothing in this Paragraph shall invalidate anything in Paragraph B of this Section).

1.  The grievance shall be submitted in writing to the Passenger Service Manager at the location where the Stewardess is domiciled within ten (10) days of the date of the decision of the Stewardess's immediate superior, and conference, if requested, shall be held within ten (10) days thereafter by the Passenger Service Manager or his designee. The decision of the Passenger Service Manager or his designee shall be rendered in writing within ten (10) days after receipt of written grievance or after final conference if such is held.

2.  When a copy of the decision of the Passenger Service Manager or his designee has been received by the Stewardess or a representative of the Association and such Stewardess is dissatisfied with such decision, she shall have the right to appeal to the Vice-President---Passenger Service who, for the purposes of this Agreement shall be the chief operating officer of the Company, provided such request is filed by the Stewardess or the representative of the Association, in writing with the Vice President---Passenger Service within ten (10) days of the date of the Stewardess's receipt of the decision of the Passenger Service Manager or his designee. Conference, if requested, shall be held within ten (10) days and decision of the Vice President---Passenger Service or his designee shall be rendered in writing within ten (10) days after receipt of the written appeal or after final conference, if such is held.

3. If the decision of the Vice President---Passenger Service or his designee is still unsatisfactory to the 

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