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<br />37 <br /> <br />ARTICLE 15 - SENIORITY <br /> <br />Section 1: <br /> <br />Employees shall complete the applicable probationary period before they become regular employees <br />entitling them to seniority rights. <br /> <br />Section 2: <br /> <br />Seniority shall be computed using the adjusted employment date, subject to the applicable probationary <br />period. <br /> <br />Section 3: <br /> <br />Classification seniority shall be recognized as follows: <br /> <br />A. The supervisor shall recognize seniority in assignments of duties within a job class on a job site <br />wherein the assignments change on a periodic basis; provided that, this provision does not apply <br />to regular vacancies. <br /> <br />B. Those employees having greater classification seniority shall be given preference in the selection <br />of callouts and assignment of overtime. For the purpose of this section, classification seniority <br />shall include the designated classification series listed in Addendum A. The list may be modified <br />through the labor/management process. <br /> <br />Lists for call-outs and assignment of overtime shall be established at least annually in each <br />department. Lists shall be established for each shift by classification and type of work comprised <br />of all employees qualified to undertake the assignment. Placement on the list shall be by <br />employee choice in seniority order, or if by management agreement, following a Union <br />conducted majority vote of the affected individuals, a rotational system may be established. <br /> <br />C. Projects or assignments with defined responsibilities which involve overtime shall be exempt <br />from this provision when continuity provides specialized knowledge or training that is needed for <br />the efficient performance of the work. <br /> <br />Section 4: Separation <br /> <br />Seniority shall terminate by the employee being discharged from service or by the employee voluntarily <br />leaving the service of the City. Any employees laid off who are subsequently recalled shall be credited <br />back with the seniority they had at the time they were laid off. <br /> <br />Section 5: Bumping Rights <br /> <br />It shall be understood and agreed that when there is a layoff or a reduction of force in a given position <br />classification in a department, the person with the lowest seniority in that position classification will <br />move to the next position classification to which their seniority and line of progression entitles him/her, <br />displacing the person with the least seniority in that position classification. Similarly, this displaced <br />person moves under the same procedure and so on until the excess person with the least seniority in a