Common use of Preferred Seniority Clause in Contracts

Preferred Seniority. It is agreed that members of bargaining committee of the union will be accorded a preferred seniority status on their shifts, insofar as permanent layoffs are concerned, subject to provision hereinafter stated. The right to designate the persons who will have such preferred seniority status will be vested in the Union, provided that the list at all times will include only employees in office. Whenever the union desires to substitute another person having preferred seniority, it will notify the company in writing, and thereafter the person whose preferred seniority status has ceased will resume his/her regular seniority. In no case will the company be under obligation to assign work because of preferred seniority status to a person who is not capable of doing the work available.

Preferred Seniority. It is agreed that members of bargaining committee of the union will be accorded a preferred seniority status on their shifts, insofar as permanent layoffs are concerned, subject to provision hereinafter stated. The the right to designate the persons who will have such preferred seniority status will be vested in the Union, provided that the list at all times will include only employees in office. Whenever whenever the union desires to substitute another person having preferred seniorityse- niority, it will notify the company in writing, and thereafter the person whose preferred seniority status has ceased will resume his/her regular seniority. In no case will the company be under obligation to assign work because of preferred seniority status to a person who is not capable of doing the work available.