What are the official Holidays for Union Members?
(Back to Top Questions) 15.11 Holidays – The following, as approved by the Rhode Island General Assembly and as long as these days, or others that may be added or deleted by the General Assembly, continue to be designated as State employee work holidays by the General Assembly, shall constitute the official holidays: New Year’s Day Columbus Day Martin Luther King Day Veterans Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Any day on which a general election or State Officers is held, as Election Day Victory Day Christmas Day Labor Day 15.11.1 Each employee shall be entitled to time off at his regular rate of pay for the holidays specified above when such holidays fall on his regularly scheduled work days, and shall be credited with the number of hours in his official work schedule for that day. 15.11.2 When any holiday shall fall on the scheduled day off within the scheduled work week of any employee, the next scheduled work day shall be substituted for the holiday. 15.11.3 If a ho
