Employment Security-Protected Status. 1. Effective May 1, 2005, all regular full-time and part-time Employees who as of January 1, 2002 completed twenty-four (24) months of membership in an 1199 bargaining unit at their Employer, shall not be laid off during the term of this Agreement. Effective May 1, 2008, all regular full-time and part-time Employees who as of January 1, 2005 completed twenty-four (24) months of membership in an 1199 bargaining unit at their Employer, shall not be laid-off during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective January 22, 2007, bargaining unit seniority shall be used to determine the Employment Protection Status of Employees in bargaining units covered by this Agreement on or before January 22, 2007. At the request of the Union, on or about May 1, 2010 the Contract Interpretation and Policy Committee (“CIPC”) shall review whether the January 1, 2005 and May 1, 2008 protected status dates shall be advanced. Such review shall not be subject to arbitration. In the event an Employer raises a substantial issue over the number of its protected bargaining unit Employees (e.g., more than 75% of the Employees in a department or area are protected) the issue may be referred to CIPC, but shall not be sub- ject to its arbitration process. This provision shall not apply in the event that an institution is closed. If an externally funded grant or program or an HHC affiliation is discontinued, or if its funding is reduced, the provisions of Section 7 or Section 8 below will apply.
Employment Security-Protected Status. 1. Employees who were employed in a title in the collective bargaining unit as of [date 5 years before effective date of contract] shall not be laid off during the term of this Agreement.
Employment Security-Protected Status. 1. Effective January 1, 2021, all regular full-time and part-time Employees who as of January 1, 2013 completed twenty-four (24) months of membership in a 1199 bargaining unit at their Employer, shall not be laid off during the term of this Agreement. Effective January 1, 2023, all regular full-time and part-time Employees who as of January 1, 2015 have completed twenty four (24) months of membership in an 1199 bargaining unit at their Employer, shall not be laid off during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, bargain- ing unit seniority shall be used to determine the Employment Protection Sta- tus of Employees in bargaining units covered by this Agreement on or before September 23, 2021. Employees working in bargaining units newly organized after September 23, 2021 shall be eligible for Employment Protection Status two years after their bargaining unit’s initial coverage3, provided an Employee meets the bargaining unit seniority requirements above.
