Common use of REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION Clause in Contracts

REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION. a) In the event that the Company declares a realignment or reduction affecting employees, the Union and Local Union will be notified in advance of the realignment or reduction taking effect and given the opportunity to review and provide its input to the Company in connection with the realignment or reduction. b) Permanent vacancies filled by lateral assignment or demotion in conjunction with a realignment or reduction affecting employees may not be posted and the Job Posting System provisions of this Agreement will not apply. c) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a ladder for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, it will, on the basis of the ladder test, select such employees commencing at the entry classification of the ladder and moving to the next higher classification(s) until the required reduction has been attained. d) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a non-ladder classification for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, the Company will select such employees on the basis of the reverse order of seniority unless it determines that the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the remaining employees to do the work in the classification require otherwise. e) Employees reduced from a ladder or from a non-ladder classification will be reassigned within their own pay grade, demoted or laid off, as the case may be, as follows: i) If there is a vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the Company will canvass in order of seniority all affected employees and all other employees in the non- ladder classifications from which affected employees are being reduced. The senior canvassed employee wishing to be considered or, if no such employee, the senior affected employee, will be assigned to the vacancy subject to the ladder test where the vacancy is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the vacancy is in a non-ladder classification. ii) If there is no vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the senior employee will displace the employee in another classification in the same pay grade with the least seniority who has less seniority than such senior employee subject to the ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a non-ladder classification. iii) If the senior employee cannot so displace an employee in another classification in the same pay grade, the process set out in Subsections (i) and (ii) above will be repeated with respect to classifications in the next lower pay grade(s).

REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION. a) In the event that the Company declares a realignment or reduction affecting employees, the Union and Local Union will be notified in advance of the realignment or reduction taking effect and given the opportunity to review and provide its input to the Company in connection with the realignment or reduction. b) Permanent vacancies filled by lateral assignment or demotion in conjunction with a realignment or reduction affecting employees may not be posted and the Job Posting System provisions of this Agreement will not apply. c) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a ladder for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, it will, on the basis of the ladder test, select such employees commencing at the entry classification of the ladder and moving to the next higher classification(s) until the required reduction has been attained. d) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a non-ladder classification for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, the Company will select such employees on the basis of the reverse order of seniority unless it determines that the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the remaining employees to do the work in the classification require otherwise. e) Employees reduced from a ladder or from a non-ladder classification will be reassigned within their own pay grade, demoted or laid off, as the case may be, as follows: i) If there is a vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the Company will canvass in order of seniority all affected employees and all other employees in the non- non-ladder classifications from which affected employees are being reduced. The senior canvassed employee wishing to be considered or, if no such employee, the senior affected employee, will be assigned to the vacancy subject to the ladder test where the vacancy is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the vacancy is in a non-ladder classification. ii) If there is no vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the senior employee will displace the employee in another classification in the same pay grade with the least seniority who has less seniority than such senior employee subject to the ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a ladder classification and the -29- non-ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a non-ladder classification. iii) If the senior employee cannot so displace an employee in another classification in the same pay grade, the process set out in Subsections Sub-sections (iI) and (ii) above will be repeated with respect to classifications in the next lower pay grade(s).and

REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION. a) In the event that the Company declares a realignment or reduction affecting employees, the Union and Local Union will be notified in advance of the realignment or reduction taking effect and given the opportunity to review and provide its input to the Company in connection with the realignment or reduction. b) Permanent vacancies filled by lateral assignment or demotion in conjunction with a realignment or reduction affecting employees may not be posted and the Job Posting System provisions of this Agreement will not apply. c) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a ladder for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, it will, on the basis of the ladder test, select such employees commencing at the entry classification of the ladder and moving to the next higher classification(s) until the required reduction has been attained. d) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a non-non ladder classification for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, the Company will select such employees on the basis of the reverse order of seniority unless it determines that the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the remaining employees to do the work in the classification require otherwise. e) Employees reduced from a ladder or from a non-ladder classification will be reassigned within their own pay grade, demoted or laid off, as the case may be, as follows: i) If there is a vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the Company will canvass in order of seniority all affected employees and all other employees in the non- ladder classifications from which affected employees are being reduced. The senior canvassed employee wishing to be considered or, if no such employee, the senior affected employee, will be assigned to the vacancy subject to the ladder test where the vacancy is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the vacancy is in a non-ladder classification. ii) If there is no vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the senior employee will displace the employee in another classification in the same pay grade with the least seniority who has less seniority than such senior employee subject to the ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a non-ladder classification. iii) If the senior employee cannot so displace an employee in another classification in the same pay grade, the process set out in Subsections (iI) and (ii) above will be repeated with respect to classifications in the next lower pay grade(s).

REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION. a) In the event that the Company declares a realignment or reduction affecting employees, the Union and Local Union will be notified in advance of the realignment or reduction taking effect and given the opportunity to review and provide its input to the Company in connection with the realignment or reduction. b) Permanent vacancies filled by lateral assignment or demotion in conjunction with a realignment r ealignment or reduction affecting employees may not be posted and the Job Posting System provisions of this Agreement will not apply. c) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a ladder for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, it will, on the basis of the ladder test, select such employees commencing at the entry classification of the ladder and moving to the next higher classification(s) until the required reduction has been attained. d) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a non-non ladder classification for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, the Company will select such employees on the basis of the reverse order of seniority unless it determines that the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the remaining employees to do the work in the classification require otherwise. e) Employees reduced from a ladder or from a non-ladder classification will be reassigned within their own pay grade, demoted or laid off, as the case may be, as follows: i) If there is a vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the Company will canvass in order of seniority all affected employees and all other employees in the non- ladder leaded classifications from which affected employees are being reduced. The senior canvassed employee wishing to be considered or, if no such employee, the senior affected employee, will be assigned to the vacancy subject to the ladder test where the vacancy is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder leaded test where the vacancy is in a non-ladder leaded classification. ii) If there is no vacancy in another classification within the same s ame pay grade as affected employees, the senior employee will displace the employee in another classification in the same pay grade with the least seniority who has less seniority than such senior employee subject to the ladder test where the attempted displacement dis placement is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder leaded test where the attempted displacement is in a non-ladder classification. iii) If the senior employee cannot so displace an employee in another classification in the same pay grade, the process set out in Subsections (iI) and (ii) above will be repeated with respect to classifications in the next lower pay grade(s).

REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION. a) In the event that the Company declares a realignment or reduction affecting employees, the Union and Local Union will be notified in advance of the realignment or reduction taking effect and given the opportunity to review and provide its input to the Company in connection with the realignment or reduction. b) . Permanent vacancies filled by lateral assignment or demotion in conjunction with a realignment or reduction affecting employees may not be posted and the Job Posting System provisions of this Agreement will not apply. c) . When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a ladder for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, it will, on the basis of the ladder test, select such employees commencing at the entry classification of the ladder and moving to the next higher classification(s) until the required reduction has been attained. d) . When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a non-non ladder classification for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, the Company will select such employees on the basis of the reverse order of seniority unless it determines that the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the remaining employees to do the work in the classification require otherwise. e) . Employees reduced from a ladder or from a non-ladder classification will be reassigned within their own pay grade, demoted or laid off, as the case may be, as follows: i) : If there is a vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the Company will canvass in order of seniority all affected employees and all other employees in the non- ladder classifications from which affected employees are being reduced. , The senior canvassed employee wishing to be considered or, if no such employee, the senior affected employee, will be assigned to the vacancy subject to the ladder test where the vacancy is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the vacancy is in a non-ladder classification. ii) . If there is no vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the senior employee will displace the employee in another classification in the same pay grade with the least seniority who has less seniority than such senior employee subject to the ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a non-ladder classification. iii) . If the senior employee cannot so displace an employee in another classification in the same pay grade, the process set out in Subsections (i) and (ii) above will be repeated with respect to classifications in the next lower pay grade(sIf the Company decides that it has a surplus of employees in any of the general administration occupational classifications in pay grade E and below and it expects that the surplus will last for a period of time in excess of six (6) months, it will, subject to the requirements and efficiency of operations, demote or lay off the least senior employees either in these classifications or eligible to be placed in these classifications because of displacement from occupational classifications in pay grade F and above. Employees reduced from occupational classifications in pay grade F or higher and affected employees already in general administrative occupational classifications in pay grade E or below will, on the basis of seniority, be given the opportunity to select placement in any existing vacancy in such classifications in pay grade E or below provided they can be trained in accordance with section and the placement will not result in a promotion to a higher pay grade. If all employees with sufficient seniority to remain in such classifications in pay grade E or below are not placed using this process, the placement of employees into or the displacement of employees in the general administration occupational classifications in pay grade E and below will be on the basis of the process set out in Subsections and above (for affected employees only and without canvassing), except that the employee assigned will, subject to the requirements and efficiency of operations, be the senior employee who can be trained in accordance with Subsection of this Section. The ladder test means: The Company will take into consideration the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the employees to perform the work required. If the foregoing is equal as between two or more employees, the one with the least or greatest seniority will be reduced or successful as the context requires. The non-ladder test means: The successful employee will, subject to the requirements and efficiency of operations, be the senior employee who has the qualifications, ability, and skill to do the work required. Where the process in this Section results in the demotion of an employee for a period of time which the Company expects to be in excess of six (6) months and where the employee has not been placed in an occupational classification at pay grade F or higher, such employee will, if necessary, be offered the opportunity of training for up to two (2) months in the core functions of the general administration occupational classifications in pay grade E and below, provided the employee can be so trained and there is work required in the classifications. The employee will be required to take without pay any courses during nonworking hours that the Company considers necessary for this purpose.

REALIGNMENT OR REDUCTION. ‌ a) In the event that the Company declares a realignment or reduction affecting employees, the Union and Local Union will be notified in advance of the realignment or reduction taking effect and given the opportunity to review and provide its input to the Company in connection with the realignment or reduction. b) Permanent vacancies filled by lateral assignment or demotion in conjunction with a realignment or reduction affecting employees may not be posted and the Job Posting System provisions of this Agreement will not apply. c) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a ladder for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, it will, on the basis of the ladder test, select such employees commencing at the entry classification of the ladder and moving to the next higher classification(s) until the required reduction has been attained. d) When the Company decides it is necessary to reduce the number of employees in a non-ladder classification for a period of time which it expects to be in excess of thirty (30) days, the Company will select such employees on the basis of the reverse order of seniority unless it determines that the requirements and efficiency of operations and the qualifications, ability and skill of the remaining employees to do the work in the classification require otherwise. e) Employees reduced from a ladder or from a non-ladder classification will be reassigned within their own pay grade, demoted or laid off, as the case may be, as follows: i) If there is a vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the Company will canvass in order of seniority all affected employees and all other employees in the non- ladder classifications from which affected employees are being reduced. The senior canvassed employee wishing to be considered or, if no such employee, the senior affected employee, will be assigned to the vacancy subject to the ladder test where the vacancy is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the vacancy is in a non-ladder classification. ii) If there is no vacancy in another classification within the same pay grade as affected employees, the senior employee will displace the employee in another classification in the same pay grade with the least seniority who has less seniority than such senior employee subject to the ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a ladder classification and the non-ladder test where the attempted displacement is in a non-ladder classification. iii) If the senior employee cannot so displace an employee in another classification in the same pay grade, the process set out in Subsections (i) and (ii) above will be repeated with respect to classifications in the next lower pay grade(s).