NO LAYOFFS OR REDUCTION IN FORCE. (1) Each employee who is employed in the regular work force as of the date of the Award of Arbitrator Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, September 15, 1978, shall be protected henceforth against any involuntary layoff or force reduction. It is the intent of this provision to provide security to each such employee during his or her work lifetime. Members of the regular work force, as defined in Article 7 of the Agreement, include full-time regulars, part-time employees assigned to regular schedules and part-time employees assigned to flexible schedules. (2) Employees who become members of the regular work force after the date of this Award, September 15, 1978, shall be provided the same protection afforded under (1) above on completion of six years of continuous service and having worked in at least 20 pay periods during each of the six years.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement