Applicability of Seniority. Regional seniority shall govern in applications of provisions of this contract in relation to layoffs, recalls from layoff, consideration for job promotion and/or transfer. Seniority within a coverage group shall apply to staffing for holiday work as set forth in Article 5.5. Seniority within a department in a facility shall govern applications for vacation, educational, personal and authorized leaves of absence as set forth in Article 5.6.
Applicability of Seniority. (A) Application of Overall Seniority - Overall seniority shall be applicable in the following situations:
Applicability of Seniority. All Police Officers whose employment is subject to this Agreement shall, not later than thirty (30) days prior to the implementation of the shift schedule as set forth above, provide to the Chief of Police a list of the Officer's preference for assignment. The Chief of Police will attempt to implement the steady shift schedule by January 1, 1994, however, the parties recognize that it may not be possible to implement the change in schedule precisely on that date and agree that the steady shift schedule shall be implemented by the Chief of Police as close as possible to January 1, 1994. Each Officer shall indicate the most desired shift first and least desired shift last in the submission of a shift preference. Insofar as possible, the Chief of Police shall assign Officers to work on the basis of seniority preference as defined below.
