Group Layoff – Expedited Bumping Process. Prior to any group layoff notices being issued to employees, the Employer shall notify the Union and the Employer shall make every effort to ensure all existing permanent vacancies are posted and awarded pursuant to Article 12. The Parties shall agree to a date or dates, (depending on the size of the group receiving lay-off notice), to have employees, in order of seniority, select an option as per Article 16.03, including selecting a bump choice if that is the option chosen. The Parties shall make every effort to ensure affected employees are aware of and understand the process, their rights and responsibilities. The Parties shall work cooperatively to ensure the expedited process runs smoothly. The Parties agree to use the following expedited bumping process when fifteen (15) or more employees are directly affected by a lay- off or when the parties agree.
Group Layoff – Expedited Bumping Process. Prior to any group layoff notices being issued to employees, the Employer shall notify the Union and the Employer shall make every effort to ensure all existing permanent vacancies are posted and awarded pursuant to Article 12. The Parties shall agree to a date or dates, (depending on the size of the group receiving lay-off notice), to have employees, in order of seniority, select an option as per Article 16.03, including selecting a bump choice if that is the option chosen. The Parties shall make every effort to ensure affected employees are aware of and understand the process, their rights and responsibilities. The Parties shall work cooperatively to ensure the expedited process runs smoothly. The Parties agree to use the following expedited bumping process when fifteen (15) or more employees are directly affected by a lay- off or when the parties agree.
1. Regular employees in positions which may be affected shall receive lay/off/displacement notice.
2. The Employer shall supply a list of regular employees in descending order of seniority, listing all positions in the bargaining unit that may be bumped and shall include the following information:
(a) Employee’s name
(b) Employee’s seniority
(c) Employee’s classification
(d) Worksite
(e) Work area
(f) Hours of work
(g) Work schedule, including days off
3. The Parties shall make every effort to schedule employees in order of seniority, with ten (10) minutes between each employee, to be at one of the Employer worksites to make their bump selection.
(i) Where an employee is unable to attend at the worksite, it shall be arranged with that employee to be available by phone within a set time period.
(ii) The Employer and Union shall arrange to have representatives at each affected worksite with the master employee list as noted in section 2 above. One of these worksites shall be the central committee, in charge of coordinating the overall process.
(iii) After each employee selection is made, all worksite representatives shall be made aware of the option selected and immediately update their master list.
4. After point 3 above is concluded, the master list shall be updated based on those selections. The Parties shall then identify the employees affected by the first round of bump choices.
5. The Employer shall then issue lay-off notices to each employee, (whom have not already received such in point 1 above), whose position was bumped during the “first round”.
6. The Parties shall take the time necessary to ens...
