University Holidays

University Holidays 2019 – 2020

*Holiday Closings

The Holiday Closing includes the day after Thanksgiving and, for the winter break, begins Friday, December 25, 2020 and continues through Friday, January 1, 2021. Included in that period are the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays which are celebrated on December 25 and January 1 respectively.

For CWA, those holidays include:

• Columbus Day (October 12, 2020)
• Election Day (November 3, 2020)
• Veterans Day (November 11, 2020)

View the 2020 CWA Holiday Agreement.

For AFT, required work on one holiday from the following list:

• Columbus Day (October 12, 2020)
• Election Day (November 3, 2020)
• Veterans Day (November 11, 2020)
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday (For AFT Library employees only) (January 18, 2021)
• President’s Day ( February 15, 2021)

View the 2018 AFT Holiday Agreement.

Also, three additional days covered by provisions of the Statewide Agreement, including work on additional holidays, or by applying other appropriate earned leave balances exclusive of sick leave.

**Presidents’ Day

University classes will be held on this holiday, as is the case with Columbus Day, Election Day, and Veterans’ Day. These are work days for all managers. Arrangements will be made to provide other essential services on these days.

Summer Work Schedules

• AFT Modified Summer Work Schedule – Summer 2019
• CWA Modified Summer Work Schedule – Summer 2019

See the Union Contracts page for more information on work schedule agreements.