Everett Municipal Employees Local 113 AFSCME 1/17/2023

ARTICLE 15-SENIORITY Section 1: Employees shall complete the applicable probationary period before they become regular employees entitling them to seniority rights. Section 2: Seniority shall be computed using the adjusted employment date,subject to the applicable probationary period. Section 3: Classification seniority shall be recognized as follows: A. The supervisor shall recognize seniority in assignments of duties within a job class on a job site wherein the assignments change on a periodic basis;provided that,this provision does not apply to regular vacancies. B. Those employees having greater classification seniority shall be given preference in the selection of callouts and assignment of overtime.For the purpose of this section,classification seniority shall include designated classification series. (to be defined in labor management) Lists for call-outs and assignment of overtime shall be established at least annually in each department. Lists shall be established for each shift by classification and type of work comprised of all employees qualified to undertake the assignment. Placement on the list shall be by employee choice in seniority order,or if by management agreement,following a Union conducted majority vote of the affected individuals,a rotational system may be established. C. Projects or assignments with defined responsibilities which involve overtime shall be exempt from this provision when continuity provides specialized knowledge or training that is needed for the efficient performance of the work. Section 4: Separation Seniority shall terminate by the employee being discharged from service or by the employee voluntarily leaving the service of the City. Any employees laid off who are subsequently recalled shall be credited back with the seniority they had at the time they were laid off. Section 5: Bumping Rights It shall be understood and agreed that when there is a layoff or a reduction of force in a given position classification in a department,the person with the lowest seniority in that position classification will move to the next position classification to which their seniority and line of progression entitles him/her, displacing the person with the least seniority in that position classification. Similarly,this displaced person moves under the same procedure and so on until the excess person with the least seniority in a position classification is laid off. The layoff procedure shall follow the employee's line of progression starting from their entry position classification. An employee bumping to a lower or equivalent position classification shall add their seniority in that position classification to any seniority in an equivalent or 34