Vacations with pay

Vacations with pay for wage earners similarly constitute a comparatively new development in American history. A scant six decades ago, very few workers covered by collective-bargaining contracts received pay during vacation periods, and, at that time, other employees were permitted time-off only if they were willing to sacrifice pay. Today, the employer not furnishing this type of pay for time not worked is in a definite minority: 92 percent of all present-day labor agreements provide for paid vacations, as was noted earlier.