Snohomish County Construction CRAFTS 6/10/2025

21 21 ARTICLE 14 - 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: Seniority shall be recognized in the same classification and job description of work and those having greater classification seniority shall be given preference as to work in the same position but shall not be in conflict with rules of Civil Service as it applies to a promotion. Section 4: Seniority shall terminate by discharge from service or by voluntarily leaving the service of the Employer. Section 5: It shall be understood and agreed that when there is a layoff or a reduction of force in a given position classification, the person with the least seniority in that position classification will move to the next lower position classification to which their seniority and line of progression entitles him/her, displacing the person with the least seniority in that lower position classification. Similarly, this displaced person moves down 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 from their entry level. Persons shall not bump below their entry level position. Position clarification seniority shall be defined as time in service in the employee's current position classification plus time in service in any higher promotional position classification, if any. Section 6: Temporary employees will not be used to an extent that would result in reduction of hours or layoff to regular full time employees.