Procedure for Force Reductions, Demotions, and Layoffs. In the event of force reductions, demotions and layoffs in any department, part-time employees in that department shall first be laid off and temporary employees in that department shall next be laid off, provided in both instances there are permanent full-time employees in the department who are qualified to perform the work then being performed by said part-time employees or temporary employees, and the following procedures shall apply to permanent full-time employees. Provided there is a job in another location of his or her department or unit for which the maximum rate is greater than the maximum rate for any position then available to him or her in his or her location, the employee whose job has been discontinued may transfer to such other location of his or her department or unit and replace therein the employee holding such position, provided: (1) that he or she has greater Company Seniority than the employee being replaced; and (2) that he or she shall be able to qualify for the position in the manner set forth in Paragraph 10-7.2(b), 10-7.3(a), 10-7.3(b), 10-7.3(c), 10-7.4(a), 10-7.4(b), and 10-7.5 herein. If the employee so replaced is one of the two or more having the same classification and performing virtually the same type of work and who are each employed at a different location of Company property, it may be any one of those so employed. If the employee so replaced is one of two or more having the same classification who are performing virtually the same type of work and who are employed at the same location of Company property, it shall be the one who has the least Company Seniority of all those so employed. The term "location of Company property" is defined to mean all of the buildings at any one location, such as Cold Spring, Xxxxxxx, Frontier, Niagara Falls, South Park, etc. A transferring employee shall carry his or her Departmental Seniority to the new location.
