Common use of Initial Seniority Lists Clause in Contracts

Initial Seniority Lists. (a) The Employer shall prepare seniority lists, immediately after ratification, and post them in an area accessible to all employees, and furnish a copy to the Union. The seniority lists shall commence with the employee with the most service seniority and carry on downward to the employee with the least service seniority. Information on the seniority list shall include the employee name by classification and service seniority start date and classification seniority date within their classification. (b) An employee may dispute either seniority date by notifying the Union in writing within sixty (60) days of the posting of the seniority lists. (c) The Casino Manager and the Union Representative will forthwith meet and discuss the seniority date(s) in an attempt to make every effort to resolve the seniority dispute. (d) Failing a resolution on a dispute in (c) above, the matter will be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure. Once the grievance is resolved the employee will be slotted, in the seniority list, accordingly. (e) Employee's seniority dates shall be posted a second time fifteen (15) days after all disputes have been received and resolved in (d) above. This list shall be deemed final and binding with no changes allowed.