Common use of Order of Bumping Clause in Contracts

Order of Bumping. Where a Unit Member elects to exercise bumping rights, bumping shall occur in the following order: 21.5.1.1 Bumping into a Position in the Same Classification 21.5.1.1.1 If there is a vacant position with like percentage of employment and like months of employment in the same classification as the position from which the Unit Member is laid off or bumped, the Unit Member will transfer into the vacant position. 21.5.1.1.2 If there is no vacant position in the same classification as provided in section 21.5. 1.1.1, the Unit Member may bump into a position in the same classification, providing that the laid off Unit Member’s seniority in the classification is greater than the seniority of the Unit Member holding employment in the classification. 21.5.1.2 Bumping into a Position in an Equal Classification 21.5.1.2.1 If the Unit Member is not able to transfer into a vacant position or bump as provided in section 21.5.1.1, then if there is a vacant position with like percentage of employment and like months of employment in an equal classification in which the Unit Member has previously served, the Unit Member will transfer into the vacant position in the equal classification in which the Unit Member has most recently served. 21.5.1.2.2 If there is no vacant position in an equal classification as provided in section 21.5.1.2.1, the Unit Member may bump into a position in an equal classification in which the Unit Member has previously served, respectively, beginning with the classification in which the Unit Member has most recently served, providing that the laid off Unit Member’s seniority in the equal classification is greater than the seniority of the Unit Member holding employment in the equal classification. 21.5.1.2.3 For the purpose of these provisions, “equal classification” means a classification at the same salary range, as provided in the List of Classifications in Appendix A, as the position from which the Unit Member is laid off or bumped.