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The agreed upon form letter attached to the MOU on Seasonal Layoffs will be used in lieu of
the language in Section 4 of Article 15 to notify academic year, seasonal employees of their
work schedules and planned return to work at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of
such dates. Copies of the notice shall be provided to the Union and Local President. In
addition, seasonal academic employees whose seasonal layoff or recall dates are changed,
except as provided in Part 1, Section 6 of this supplement, shall be provided notice of seasonal
layoff or recall in accordance with Article 15, Section 4 of the Master Agreement. The above
provision applies to the State Universities and the Board Office for the duration of the 2013-
2015 Agreement.
11. Notification of Layoffs. As provided in Article 15, Section 2, when an Appointing Authority
initiates a planning process or management study which is anticipated to result in layoff, the
Appointing Authority will meet and confer with the Local Union during the decision planning
phase and again during the implementation planning phase. As further provided in Article 15,
Section 3B of the Master Agreement, MnSCU’s institutions shall notify the Union of a
prospective layoff at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of the layoff
whenever practicable. The Union may request a meeting with the Administration to discuss
alternatives to the layoff and/or implementation of the layoff.
12. Employment Condition. Article 12, Section 2 shall be modified or supplemented as follows:
An Appointing Authority may continue to schedule employees full-time during the academic
year and part-time during the summer. The employment condition of these positions is full-time
unlimited. This provision shall apply to the position and not to the employee. Changes in an
employee’s employment condition resulting solely from implementation of this provision shall
not constitute a vacancy within the meaning of Article 12 of the Master Agreement. Positions
created or identified pursuant to this provision shall be identified as such on the seniority roster.
Article 12, Section 6 of the Master Agreement is modified as follows:
For purposes of bidding, an employee who works full-time during the academic year and parttime
during the summer may bid to a year-round full-time, unlimited position. A year-round fulltime,
unlimited employee may bid to a vacancy that is scheduled full-time during the academic
year and part-time during the summer.
Article 15, Section 3D shall be modified as follows:
An employee who works full-time during the academic year and part-time during the summer
may exercise bumping rights with respect to a year-round full-time unlimited employee only
pursuant to Article 15, Section 3D3h. A year-round full-time, unlimited employee shall exercise
bumping rights with respect to an employee who works full-time during the academic year and
part-time during the summer only pursuant to Article 15, Section 3D3h.
Article 15, Section 3D3h of the Master Agreement shall be modified as follows:
An unlimited full-time or unlimited part-time employee may exercise the bumping option set
forth in Article 15, Section 3D3h of the Master Agreement against only one of the following
groups:
a) unlimited full-time employees who work full-time during the academic year and part-time
during the summer; or
b) year-round full-time, unlimited employees; or
c) part-time unlimited employees.
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