Public Employment Programs. As part of its public responsibility, the Employer may participate in or establish public employment programs to provide employment and/or training for and/or service to the Employer by various segments of its citizenry. Such programs may result in individuals performing work for the Employer which is considered bargaining unit work pursuant to RCW 41.56. Such programs have included and may include youth training and/or employment programs, adult training and/or employment programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, work study and student intern programs, court-ordered community service programs, volunteer programs and other programs with similar purposes. Some examples of such programs already in effect include Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Youth Employment Training Program (YETP), Work Study, Adopt-a-Park, Seattle Conservation Corps, and court-ordered Community Service. Individuals working for the Employer pursuant to such programs will be exempt from all provisions of this Agreement.
Public Employment Programs. As part of its public responsibility, the City may participate in or establish public employment programs to provide employment and/or training for and/or service to the City by various segments of its citizenry. Such programs may result in individuals performing work for the City that is considered bargaining unit work pursuant to RCW 41.56. Such programs have included and may include youth training and/or employment programs, adult training and/or employment programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, work study and student intern programs, court-ordered community service programs, volunteer programs and other programs with similar purposes. Some examples of such programs already in effect include Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Youth Employment Training Program (YETP), Work Study, Adopt-a-Park, Seattle Conservation Corps, and court-ordered Community Service. Individuals working for the City pursuant to such programs shall be exempt from all provisions of this Agreement. The City shall have the right to implement new public employment programs or expand its current programs beyond what exists as of the signature date of this Agreement, but where such implementation or expansion involves bargaining unit work and results in a significant departure from existing practice, the City shall give thirty (30) days' advance written notice to the Union of such and upon receipt of a written request from the Union thereafter, the City shall engage in discussions with the Union on concerns raised by the Union. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the expanded use of individuals under such a public employment program that involves the performance of bargaining unit work within a given City department, beyond what has traditionally existed shall not be the cause of (1) a layoff of regular employees covered by this Agreement, or (2) the abrogation of a regular budgeted full-time position covered by this Agreement that recently had been occupied by a regular full-time employee that performed the specific bargaining unit work now being or about to be performed by an individual under one of the City's public employment programs.
Public Employment Programs. 10 A. As part of its public responsibility, the Department may participate in or establish 11 public employment programs to provide employment and/or training for and/or service to the 12 Department by various segments of its communities. Such programs may result in individuals 13 performing work for the Department, which is considered bargaining unit work pursuant to RCW 14 41.56. Such programs have included and may include youth training and/or employment programs, 15 adult training and/or employment programs, vocational rehabilitation programs, work-study and 16 student intern programs, court-ordered community service programs, volunteer programs, and other 17 programs with similar purposes. Some examples of such programs already in effect include Summer 18 Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Youth Employment Training Program (YETP), Work Study, 19 and court-ordered Community Service. Individuals working for the Department pursuant to such 20 programs shall be exempt from all provisions of this Agreement.
