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Filling Positions Vacated by Layoff
If the Appointing Authority determines to fill the position vacated by the employee who has
received the layoff notice, the Appointing Authority shall have the option of requesting volunteers
from among employees in the same class (or class option) and same employment condition and
shift in the subdivision of the work location of the position to be eliminated, or may reassign the
least senior qualified employee from the same class (or class option), employment condition and
subdivision of the work location. However, if the Appointing Authority requires volunteers and one
or more employees volunteer for reassignment, the most senior qualified volunteer shall be
reassigned. If there are no volunteers, the Appointing Authority shall reassign the least senior
qualified employee in the same class (or class option) and same employment condition and shift in
the subdivision of the work location of the position to be eliminated to the position vacated by the
noticed employee.
Article 15, Section 3D of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
An employee who is to be bumped a third time within a six (6) month period shall have the option
to be laid off rather than accept a vacancy or bump another employee.
Article 2
Bidding From Layoff
The provisions of the Master Agreement regarding bidding from layoff shall be supplemented
and/or modified as follows:
The Appointing Authority shall not consider a bid by an employee if acceptance of the bid would
create a layoff or bumping situation nor accept a bid from an employee if acceptance of the bid
would prevent the recall of a more senior employee from the Seniority Unit Layoff List laid off from
the same class, employment condition, and location.
Article 3
Seasonal Employees
The schedules of anticipated seasonal layoffs by work location shall be provided in a letter sent to
the Union and posted in any work area where seasonal employees are working.
Article 4
Employee Lists
Upon request, but not more than every six (6) months, the Appointing Authority shall provide the
Local Union with the staff complement for each work area (alpha sort and location code sort).
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