Rummel v. Director, Arkansas Employment Security Department

John E. Jennings, Judge.

Don E. Rummel and seven others were employed by Arkansas Power and Light Company (AP&L) at its White Bluff facility. The employment of all eight workers was terminated by AP&L as part of a general reduction in its work force. Their last day to work was December 6, 1994.

Each employee received a severance package under an agreement negotiated between their union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and AP&L. The agreement provided that each would receive “administrative leave pay,” “separation pay,” and “vacation pay.”

Each of the employees filed a claim…