Common use of SENIORITY AND PROBATION Clause in Contracts

SENIORITY AND PROBATION. A. Seniority Accruals 1. Company Date of Hire shall be defined as the original date of hire in any capacity as an employee. Company Date of Hire determines travel benefits, all other benefits, 401(k) vesting and vacation accrual as provided in Sections 11 and 18 of the Agreement. Flight Attendant Date of Hire shall determine Flight Attendant seniority which governs monthly schedule and vacation bidding and other provisions as provided for in this Agreement. 2. Upon assignment to the line, a newly employed Flight Attendant shall have his or her bidding seniority date adjusted to the date of entering Flight Attendant training. When Flight Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal, then their seniority listing shall be determined on the basis of the last four (4) digits of the Flight Attendant’s social security number, with the Flight Attendant with the lower last four (4) digits being the more senior. Bidding seniority shall govern Flight Attendants in connection with retention in case of furlough, recall, preference in assignment of bases, preference of assignment to monthly schedules and charters, any other operational situation wherein Flight Attendant preference would be a factor, and as otherwise determined in this Agreement. B. Longevity As of date of signing of this Agreement, longevity shall begin to accrue from the date of graduation from initial Flight Attendant training and shall continue to accrue during employment as a Flight Attendant as long as the Flight Attendant is actively working in the classification, or as provided in this Agreement. C. System Seniority Lists 1. System seniority lists shall be prepared in seniority order by the Company. The lists shall be posted electronically for review by the Flight Attendant workforce by January 10th and July 10th each year. The list shall be emailed to the LEC and MEC Presidents. 2. Seniority lists shall contain the following information: a. Employee name; b. Employee number; c. Base; d. Company Date of Hire; e. Flight Attendant Date of Hire; f. Flight Attendant longevity; and g. Status (active, inactive, management, instructor, transfer). 3. Seniority lists shall be open to protest for a period of thirty (30) days from date of posting, but if the seniority date on a list is not protested within the prescribed time limit after the initial appearance of a name on a list, such date shall stand as correct and official on all subsequent lists. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file a protest. 4. The Company shall thereafter post any revisions in the list, and any adjustment or failure to make an adjustment with which an employee or the Union may be dissatisfied shall be handled as a grievance. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 5. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting such revisions shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file such protest. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 6. The Company will publish monthly base seniority lists to facilitate bidding at each base. Regardless of other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, when the Company and the Union mutually agree that a seniority list should be changed to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, or when it has been established through the grievance procedure that a list should be changed, such change will be posted currently. It is understood that any resulting adjustment in the list shall not create any liability to the Company or the Union. D. Retention of Seniority While Serving in Inflight Department Any employee given temporary special assignment of fewer than ninety (90) days shall retain and continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and shall have the option to return to a Flight Attendant position covered under this Agreement. 1. Employees accepting promotions to supervisory positions within the Inflight Department from a Flight Attendant position will retain and will continue to accrue bidding seniority and longevity for a period of one (1) year while in that position. 2. Employees accepting promotions to management-level (manager/director or above) positions, from a Flight Attendant position, will continue to accrue and retain seniority for a period of one (1) year while in that position. After one (1) year, they will be removed from the Seniority List. An employee promoted per D.1 above, who is subsequently promoted to a management-level position will be able to accrue and retain seniority for a maximum of one (1) additional year before being removed from the Seniority List. 3. Employees accepting positions in Training within the Inflight Department with duties directly associated with training Flight Attendants, will retain accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for a period equal to their accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity prior to transfer to Training. Example: A Flight Attendant with four (4) years of seniority and longevity who becomes an Instructor will accrue seniority and longevity for an additional four (4) years while working as an Instructor. After four (4) years, if the Flight Attendant continues to work as an Instructor, the Flight Attendant will retain his/her seniority and longevity (which will be eight (8) years at that point) but will not accrue additional seniority or longevity. 4. Employees in management level positions as of the date of signing of this Agreement who have a minimum of one (1) year of Flight Attendant seniority will continue to retain Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. E. Transfers Out of Inflight Department Employees transferring from the Inflight Department to another department at their own request will forfeit all inflight seniority and longevity and be removed from the Seniority List. F. Removal from Seniority List Any employee who resigns, dies or who is dismissed from the service of the Company for just cause shall forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee’s name will be removed from the seniority list(s). Failure to return from a leave or furlough or in accordance with Paragraph E. of this Agreement will result in removal from seniority list(s).

SENIORITY AND PROBATION. A. Seniority Accruals SECTION 1. Company Date of Hire shall be Seniority is defined as the original total length of continuous service within the district including layoff periods, but excluding leaves of absence where seniority does not accrue. Seniority will begin on the last date of hire. Seniority will be determined on a classification basis and work in a classification shall not result in seniority within another classification. SECTION 2. Date of hire shall be the employee’s start date. In the event two or more employees have the same date of hire then the seniority will be determined by a lottery system. The lottery will be held at a date, time, and place agreed upon by the Board and the Union, and will be conducted in any capacity as an employee. Company Date of Hire determines travel benefits, all other benefits, 401(k) vesting and vacation accrual as provided in Sections 11 and 18 the presence of the Agreementnewly hired employees, Superintendent (or his/her designee) and Union representative. Flight Attendant Date Seniority shall be granted only after the completion of Hire shall determine Flight Attendant seniority which governs monthly schedule and vacation bidding and other provisions as provided for the probationary period addressed in this AgreementSection 3 below. 2SECTION 3. Upon assignment to New employees may acquire seniority after being employed sixty (60) work days. Any day on which the line, a newly employed Flight Attendant employee is absent from work shall have his or her bidding seniority date adjusted to the date of entering Flight Attendant training. When Flight Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall not be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal, then their seniority listing shall be determined on the basis of the last four (4) digits of the Flight Attendant’s social security number, with the Flight Attendant with the lower last four (4) digits being the more senior. Bidding seniority shall govern Flight Attendants in connection with retention in case of furlough, recall, preference in assignment of bases, preference of assignment to monthly schedules and charters, any other operational situation wherein Flight Attendant preference would be a factor, and as otherwise determined in this Agreement. B. Longevity As of date of signing of this Agreement, longevity shall begin to accrue from the date of graduation from initial Flight Attendant training and shall continue to accrue during employment counted as a Flight Attendant as long as work day. After being employed sixty (60) work days, the Flight Attendant is actively working in the classification, employee will be granted seniority or as provided in this Agreement. C. System Seniority Lists 1. System seniority lists shall be prepared in seniority order by the Company. The lists shall be posted electronically probated for review by the Flight Attendant workforce by January 10th and July 10th each year. The list shall be emailed to the LEC and MEC Presidents. 2. Seniority lists shall contain the following information: a. Employee name; b. Employee number; c. Base; d. Company Date of Hire; e. Flight Attendant Date of Hire; f. Flight Attendant longevity; and g. Status (active, inactive, management, instructor, transfer). 3. Seniority lists shall be open to protest for a period of another thirty (30) days from with written valid explanation, in which event and upon successful completion of probation, the employee’s seniority will date of posting, but if the seniority date on a list is not protested within the prescribed time limit after the initial appearance of a name on a list, such date shall stand as correct and official on all subsequent lists. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting shall have a period of thirty (30) days from back to the date the employee was first scheduled to report to work. When an employee completes the successful probationary period, a letter will be directed to the employee affirming their completion of his or her return to service to file a protestthe probationary period within seven (7) work days. SECTION 4. The Company Employer shall thereafter annually, by October 1 of each year, post any revisions a list by division of the employees arranged in order of seniority. If an employee disagrees with the seniority list, and any adjustment or failure he/she will promptly, within 10 work days, notify the Employer in writing, stating the bases for such disagreement. A seniority list will be transmitted to make an adjustment with which an employee or the Union may be dissatisfied Chief Xxxxxxx by October 1st of each year. SECTION 5. Seniority shall be handled as broken only by discharge or voluntary quit; or during a grievance. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions leave of Section 22 of this Agreement. 5. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, absence where it is specified seniority does not occur; or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting such revisions shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file such protest. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 6. The Company will publish monthly base seniority lists to facilitate bidding at each base. Regardless of other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, when the Company and the Union mutually agree that a seniority list should be changed to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, or when it has been established through the grievance procedure that a list should be changed, such change will be posted currently. It is understood that any resulting adjustment in the list shall not create any liability to the Company or the Union. D. Retention of Seniority While Serving in Inflight Department Any employee given temporary special assignment of fewer than ninety (90) days shall retain and continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and shall have the option to return to a Flight Attendant position covered under this Agreement. 1. Employees accepting promotions to supervisory positions within the Inflight Department from a Flight Attendant position will retain and will continue to accrue bidding seniority and longevity lay-off for a period of one (1) year while in that position. 2. Employees accepting promotions to management-level (manager/director or above) positions, from a Flight Attendant position, will continue to accrue and retain seniority for a period of one (1) year while in that position. After one (1) year, they will be removed from the Seniority List. An employee promoted per D.1 above, who is subsequently promoted to a management-level position will be able to accrue and retain seniority for a maximum of one (1) additional year before being removed from the Seniority List. 3. Employees accepting positions in Training within the Inflight Department with duties directly associated with training Flight Attendants, will retain accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for a period equal to their accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity prior to transfer to Training. Example: A Flight Attendant with four (4) years of seniority and longevity who becomes an Instructor will accrue seniority and longevity for an additional four (4) years while working as an Instructor. After four (4) years, if the Flight Attendant continues to work as an Instructor, the Flight Attendant will retain his/her seniority and longevity (which will be eight (8) years at that point) but will not accrue additional seniority or longevity. 4. Employees in management level positions as of the date of signing of this Agreement who have a minimum of one (1) year of Flight Attendant seniority will continue to retain Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. E. Transfers Out of Inflight Department Employees transferring from the Inflight Department to another department at their own request will forfeit all inflight seniority and longevity and be removed from the Seniority List. F. Removal from Seniority List Any employee who resigns, dies or who is dismissed from the service of the Company for just cause shall forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee’s name will be removed from the seniority list(s). Failure to return from a leave or furlough or in accordance with Paragraph E. of this Agreement will result in removal from seniority list(s).more than two

SENIORITY AND PROBATION. A. Seniority Accruals 1. Company Date of Hire A new or rehired employee shall be defined as considered a probationary employee for the original date of hire in any capacity as an employee. Company Date of Hire determines travel benefits, all other benefits, 401(kfirst twelve (12) vesting and vacation accrual as provided in Sections 11 and 18 consecutive calendar months of the Agreementemployee's full-time employment by the Fire Department. Flight Attendant Date If a probationary employee is granted an excused leave of Hire shall determine Flight Attendant seniority which governs monthly schedule and vacation bidding and other provisions as provided for in this Agreement. 2. Upon assignment to the line, a newly employed Flight Attendant shall have his or her bidding seniority date adjusted to the date absence of entering Flight Attendant training. When Flight Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal, then their seniority listing shall be determined on the basis of the last four (4) digits or more shifts, the probationary period will be frozen at that point and will be resumed when the employee returns to work provided she returns immediately to her job at the conclusion of the Flight Attendantexcused absence. The time the employee is absent from work because of the excused absence does not count toward completion of the twelve (12) consecutive calendar month probationary period. B. When an employee satisfactorily completes the probationary period including a satisfactory performance appraisal, his name shall be entered upon the seniority list in the appropriate classification and his seniority date as a full-time employee shall be his date as a full-time hire. An annual performance appraisal will be administered to all seniority employees. There shall be no seniority among probationary employees. Performance appraisals will be performed by the Employee’s immediate supervisor with review by the Fire Chief or designee. The Employee will have the option to provide a written response to the appraisal. C. Employees hired on the same date shall have seniority determined by the employee's test score used for hiring, if available or, if not available, by the last digit of the employees' social security number, numbers. The employee with the Flight Attendant with the lower highest test score or highest last four (4) digits being the more digit is most-senior. Bidding seniority Should the test score be the same, then the last digit of the social security number will be used. Should the last digit of the social security number be the same, use the second, third, etc., last digit in the same manner. D. The Union shall govern Flight Attendants represent the probationary employees for the purposes of collective bargaining in connection with retention in case respect to rates of furloughpay, recallwages, preference in assignment hours of bases, preference employment and other conditions of assignment to monthly schedules and charters, any other operational situation wherein Flight Attendant preference would be a factor, and employment as otherwise determined set forth in this Agreement, except that the Union shall not represent probationary employees with respect to discharge or discipline by the City other than for Union activities. The Employer shall keep the seniority list current, and provide a copy to the Union president semi-annually and when additions or changes are made to the list. B. Longevity As E. During the probationary period, health care benefits, including dental will be provided the first of date of signing of this Agreement, longevity shall begin to accrue from the date of graduation from initial Flight Attendant training and shall continue to accrue during employment as a Flight Attendant as long as the Flight Attendant is actively working in the classification, or as provided in this Agreement. C. System Seniority Lists 1. System seniority lists shall be prepared in seniority order by the Company. The lists shall be posted electronically for review by the Flight Attendant workforce by January 10th and July 10th each year. The list shall be emailed to the LEC and MEC Presidents. 2. Seniority lists shall contain the month following information: a. Employee name; b. Employee number; c. Base; d. Company Date of Hire; e. Flight Attendant Date of Hire; f. Flight Attendant longevity; and g. Status (active, inactive, management, instructor, transfer). 3. Seniority lists shall be open to protest for a period of thirty (30) days from date after regular, full-time employment or as soon as practical. Life, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance plus pensions will be provided upon completion of posting, but if the seniority date on a list is not protested within first six (6) months of the prescribed time limit probationary period. Annual leave will be earned and credited after the initial appearance first three (3) months of regular, full-time employment. Earned vacation leave will be credited after the completion of the first six months of the probationary period. In the event of a name on a listrehire, such date shall stand as correct and official on all subsequent lists. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time reinstatement of posting shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file a protest. 4. The Company shall thereafter post any revisions in the list, and any adjustment or failure to make an adjustment with which an employee or the Union may benefits will be dissatisfied shall be handled as a grievance. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 5. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting such revisions shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file such protest. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 6. The Company will publish monthly base seniority lists to facilitate bidding at each base. Regardless of other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, when the Company and the Union mutually agree that a seniority list should be changed to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, or when it has been established through the grievance procedure that a list should be changed, such change will be posted currently. It is understood that any resulting adjustment in the list shall not create any liability to the Company or the Union. D. Retention of Seniority While Serving in Inflight Department Any employee given temporary special assignment of fewer than ninety (90) days shall retain and continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and shall have the option to return to a Flight Attendant position covered under this Agreement. 1. Employees accepting promotions to supervisory positions within the Inflight Department from a Flight Attendant position will retain and will continue to accrue bidding seniority and longevity for a period of one (1) year while in that position. 2. Employees accepting promotions to management-level (manager/director or above) positions, from a Flight Attendant position, will continue to accrue and retain seniority for a period of one (1) year while in that position. After one (1) year, they will be removed from the Seniority List. An employee promoted per D.1 above, who is subsequently promoted to a management-level position will be able to accrue and retain seniority for a maximum of one (1) additional year before being removed from the Seniority List. 3. Employees accepting positions in Training within the Inflight Department with duties directly associated with training Flight Attendants, will retain accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for a period equal to their accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity prior to transfer to Training. Example: A Flight Attendant with four (4) years of seniority and longevity who becomes an Instructor will accrue seniority and longevity for an additional four (4) years while working as an Instructor. After four (4) years, if the Flight Attendant continues to work as an Instructor, the Flight Attendant will retain his/her seniority and longevity (which will be eight (8) years at that point) but will not accrue additional seniority or longevity. 4. Employees in management level positions as requirements of the date of signing of this Agreement who have a minimum of one (1) year of Flight Attendant seniority will continue to retain Flight Attendant seniority and longevityinsurance carriers and/or benefit plans. E. Transfers Out of Inflight Department Employees transferring from the Inflight Department to another department at their own request will forfeit all inflight seniority and longevity and be removed from the Seniority List. F. Removal from Seniority List Any employee who resigns, dies or who is dismissed from the service of the Company for just cause shall forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee’s name will be removed from the seniority list(s). Failure to return from a leave or furlough or in accordance with Paragraph E. of this Agreement will result in removal from seniority list(s).

SENIORITY AND PROBATION. A. Seniority Accruals SECTION 1. Company Date of Hire shall be Seniority is defined as the original total length of continuous service within the district including layoff periods, but excluding leaves of absence where seniority does not accrue. Seniority will begin on the last date of hire. Seniority will be determined on a classification basis and work in a classification shall not result in seniority within another classification except where stated in Section 9 of this article. SECTION 2. Date of hire shall be the date of the action by the Board of Education to employ an individual. In the event two or more employees have the same date of hire then the seniority will be determined by a lottery system. The lottery will be held at a date, time, and place agreed upon by the Board and the Union, and will be conducted in any capacity as an employee. Company Date of Hire determines travel benefits, all other benefits, 401(k) vesting and vacation accrual as provided in Sections 11 and 18 the presence of the Agreementnewly hired employees, Superintendent (or his/her designee) and Union representative. Flight Attendant Date Seniority shall be granted only after the completion of Hire shall determine Flight Attendant seniority which governs monthly schedule and vacation bidding and other provisions as provided for the probationary period addressed in this AgreementSection 3 below. 2SECTION 3. Upon assignment to New employees may acquire seniority after being employed sixty (60) work days. Any day on which the line, a newly employed Flight Attendant employee is absent from work shall have his or her bidding seniority date adjusted to the date of entering Flight Attendant training. When Flight Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall not be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal, then their seniority listing shall be determined on the basis of the last four (4) digits of the Flight Attendant’s social security number, with the Flight Attendant with the lower last four (4) digits being the more senior. Bidding seniority shall govern Flight Attendants in connection with retention in case of furlough, recall, preference in assignment of bases, preference of assignment to monthly schedules and charters, any other operational situation wherein Flight Attendant preference would be a factor, and as otherwise determined in this Agreement. B. Longevity As of date of signing of this Agreement, longevity shall begin to accrue from the date of graduation from initial Flight Attendant training and shall continue to accrue during employment counted as a Flight Attendant as long as work day. After being employed sixty (60) work days, the Flight Attendant is actively working in the classification, employee will be granted seniority or as provided in this Agreement. C. System Seniority Lists 1. System seniority lists shall be prepared in seniority order by the Company. The lists shall be posted electronically probated for review by the Flight Attendant workforce by January 10th and July 10th each year. The list shall be emailed to the LEC and MEC Presidents. 2. Seniority lists shall contain the following information: a. Employee name; b. Employee number; c. Base; d. Company Date of Hire; e. Flight Attendant Date of Hire; f. Flight Attendant longevity; and g. Status (active, inactive, management, instructor, transfer). 3. Seniority lists shall be open to protest for a period of another thirty (30) days from with written valid explanation, in which event and upon successful completion of probation, the employee’s seniority will date of posting, but if the seniority date on a list is not protested within the prescribed time limit after the initial appearance of a name on a list, such date shall stand as correct and official on all subsequent lists. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting shall have a period of thirty (30) days from back to the date the employee was first scheduled to report to work. When an employee completes the successful probationary period, a letter will be directed to the employee affirming their completion of his or her return to service to file a protestthe probationary period within seven (7) work days. SECTION 4. The Company Employer shall thereafter annually, by October 1 of each year, post any revisions a list by division of the employees arranged in order of seniority. If an employee disagrees with the seniority list, and any adjustment or failure he/she will promptly, within 10 work days, notify the Employer in writing, stating the bases for such disagreement. A seniority list will be mailed to make an adjustment with which an employee or the Union may be dissatisfied current Business Agent by October 1st of each year. SECTION 5. Seniority shall be handled as broken only by discharge or voluntary quit; or during a grievance. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions leave of Section 22 of this Agreement. 5. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, absence where it is specified seniority does not occur; or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting such revisions shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file such protest. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 6. The Company will publish monthly base seniority lists to facilitate bidding at each base. Regardless of other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, when the Company and the Union mutually agree that a seniority list should be changed to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, or when it has been established through the grievance procedure that a list should be changed, such change will be posted currently. It is understood that any resulting adjustment in the list shall not create any liability to the Company or the Union. D. Retention of Seniority While Serving in Inflight Department Any employee given temporary special assignment of fewer than ninety (90) days shall retain and continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and shall have the option to return to a Flight Attendant position covered under this Agreement. 1. Employees accepting promotions to supervisory positions within the Inflight Department from a Flight Attendant position will retain and will continue to accrue bidding seniority and longevity lay-off for a period of one more than two (12) year while years; or if the employee is absent from work for three or more consecutive days without appropriate notice. SECTION 6. The Xxxxxxx shall be granted super-seniority for purposes of lay-off and rehire providing he/she has the ability and qualifications as determined by the Employer. SECTION 7. In the event an employee works in two divisions simultaneously, the employee shall accrue separate seniority within each division based on the length of continuous service and the first scheduled day of work after the employee successfully completes the probationary period in that positiondivision. 2SECTION 8. Employees accepting promotions When an employee voluntarily transfers to management-level (manager/director or above) positionsanother classification, from a Flight Attendant position, will continue to accrue and retain seniority for a period of one (1) year while in that position. After one (1) year, they will be removed from the Seniority List. An employee promoted per D.1 above, who is subsequently promoted to a management-level position will be able to accrue and retain seniority for a maximum of one (1) additional year before being removed from the Seniority List. 3. Employees accepting positions in Training within the Inflight Department with duties directly associated with training Flight Attendants, will retain accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for a period equal to their accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity prior to transfer to Training. Example: A Flight Attendant with four (4) years of seniority and longevity who becomes an Instructor will accrue seniority and longevity for an additional four (4) years while working as an Instructor. After four (4) years, if the Flight Attendant continues to work as an Instructor, the Flight Attendant will retain his/her seniority seniority, for purposes of lay-off and longevity (which will recall, shall remain frozen in the original classification and can be eight (8) years at that point) but will not accrue additional seniority or longevityused to bump back into the original classification. When an employee is involuntarily transferred to another classification, his/her seniority, for purposes of layoff and recall, shall carry over to the new classification. 4SECTION 9. Employees in management level positions as When determining schedules and assignments for Para Professionals at the beginning of the date of signing of this Agreement who have a minimum of one (1) year of Flight Attendant school year, the district will endeavor, as it has in the past, to assign the lowest seniority will continue Para Professional to retain Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. E. Transfers Out of Inflight Department Employees transferring from the Inflight Department to another department at their own request will forfeit all inflight seniority and longevity and be removed from the Seniority List. F. Removal from Seniority List Any employee who resignsoutside playground supervision duties. It is however, dies or who is dismissed from the service of the Company for just cause shall forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee’s name will be removed from the seniority list(s). Failure to return from a leave or furlough or in accordance with Paragraph E. of this Agreement will recognized that special circumstances may result in removal from the lowest seniority list(s)Para Professional not being assigned such duties such as when they are designated special education aides, when gender is a bona fide occupational qualification, or they possess the qualifications needed for other assignments.

SENIORITY AND PROBATION. A. Seniority Accruals 1. Company Date of Hire shall be defined as the original date of hire in any capacity as an employee. Company Seniority Date of Hire determines travel benefits, all other benefits, 401(k) vesting andvacation and vacation sick leave accrual as provided in Sections 11 11,12 and 18 of the Agreement. Flight Attendant Date of Hire shall determine Flight Attendant seniority which governs monthly schedule and vacation bidding and other provisions as provided for in this Agreement. 2. Upon assignment to the line, a newly employed Flight Attendant shall have his or her bidding seniority date adjusted to the date of entering Flight Attendant training. When Flight Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal, then their seniority listing shall be determined on the basis of the last four (4) digits of the Flight Attendant’s social security number, with the Flight Attendant with the lower last four (4) digits being the more senior. Bidding seniority shall govern Flight Attendants in connection with retention in case of furlough, recall, preference in assignment of bases, preference of assignment to monthly schedules and charters, any other operational situation wherein Flight Attendant preference would be a factor, and as otherwise determined in this Agreement. B. Longevity As of date of signing of this Agreement, longevity shall begin to accrue from the first date of assignment to the line as a Flight Attendant graduation from initial Flight Attendant training and shall continue to accrue during employment as a Flight Attendant as long as the Flight Attendant is actively working in the classification, or as provided in this Agreement. C. System Seniority Lists 1. System seniority lists shall be prepared in seniority order by the Company. The lists shall be posted in each base and electronically when feasible for review by the Flight Attendant workforce by January 10th and July 10th each year. A System Seniority list will be available from each base manager and will be provided to any Flight Attendant upon request. The list shall be furnished emailed to the LEC and MEC Presidents. 2. Seniority lists shall contain the following information: a. 1. Employee name; b. 2. Employee number; c. 3. Base; d. 4. Company Seniority Hire date; 5. Flight Attendant Seniority Date of Hire; e. Flight Attendant Date of Hire; f. 6. Flight Attendant longevity; and g. 7. Status (active, inactive, management, instructor, transfer). 3. Seniority lists shall be open to protest for a period of thirty (30) days from date of posting, but if the seniority date on a list is not protested within the prescribed time limit after the initial appearance of a name on a list, such date shall stand as correct and official on all subsequent lists. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file a protest. 4. The Company shall thereafter post any revisions in the list, and any adjustment or failure to make an adjustment with which an employee or the Union may be dissatisfied shall be handled as a grievance. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 5. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting such revisions shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her return to service to file such protest. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 6. The Company will publish monthly base seniority lists to facilitate bidding at each base. Regardless of other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, when the Company and the Union mutually agree that a seniority list should be changed to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, or when it has been established through the grievance procedure that a list should be changed, such change will be posted currently. It is understood that any resulting adjustment in the list shall not create any liability to the Company or the Union. D. Retention of Seniority While Serving in Inflight Department Any employee given temporary special assignment of fewer than ninety (90) days shall retain and continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and shall have the option to return to a Flight Attendant position covered under this Agreement. 1. Employees accepting promotions to supervisory positions within the Inflight Department from a Flight Attendant position will retain and will continue to accrue bidding seniority and longevity for a period of one (1) year while in that position. 2. Employees accepting promotions to management-level (manager/director or above) positions, from a Flight Attendant position, will continue to accrue and retain seniority for a period of one (1) year while in that position. After one (1) year, they will be removed from the Seniority List. An employee promoted per D.1 above, who is subsequently promoted to a management-level position will be able to accrue and retain seniority for a maximum of one (1) additional year before being removed from the Seniority List. 3. Employees accepting positions in Training within the Inflight Department with duties directly associated with training Flight Attendants, will retain accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for a period equal to their accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity prior to transfer to Training. Example: A Flight Attendant with four (4) years of seniority and longevity who becomes an Instructor will accrue seniority and longevity for an additional four (4) years while working as an Instructor. After four (4) years, if the Flight Attendant continues to work as an Instructor, the Flight Attendant will retain his/her seniority and longevity (which will be eight (8) years at that point) but will not accrue additional seniority or longevity. 4. Employees in management level positions as of the date of signing of this Agreement who have a minimum of one (1) year of Flight Attendant seniority will continue to retain Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. E. Transfers Out of Inflight Department Employees transferring from the Inflight Department to another department at their own request will forfeit all inflight seniority and longevity and be removed from the Seniority List. F. Removal from Seniority List Any employee who resigns, dies or who is dismissed from the service of the Company for just cause shall forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee’s name will be removed from the seniority list(s). Failure to return from a leave or furlough or in accordance with Paragraph E. of this Agreement will result in removal from seniority list(s).thirty

SENIORITY AND PROBATION. A. Seniority Accruals 1. Company Date of Hire shall be defined as the original date of hire in any capacity as an employee. Company Date of Hire determines travel benefits, all other benefits, 401(k) vesting and vacation accrual as provided in Sections 11 and 18 of the Agreement. Flight Attendant Date of Hire shall determine Flight Attendant seniority which governs monthly schedule and vacation bidding and other provisions as provided for in this Agreement. 2. Upon assignment to the line, a newly employed Flight Attendant shall have his or her their bidding seniority date adjusted to the date of entering Flight Attendant training. When Flight Attendants have equal seniority, their relative seniority shall be determined on the basis of their length of employment with the Company, or if the length of their Company employment is equal, then their seniority listing shall be determined on the basis of the last four (4) digits of the Flight Attendant’s social security number, with the Flight Attendant with the lower last four (4) digits being the more senior. Bidding seniority shall govern Flight Attendants in connection with retention in case of furlough, recall, preference in assignment of bases, preference of assignment to monthly schedules and charters, any other operational situation wherein Flight Attendant preference would be a factor, and as otherwise determined in this Agreement. B. Longevity As of date of signing of this Agreement, longevity shall begin to accrue from the date of graduation from initial Flight Attendant training and shall continue to accrue during employment as a Flight Attendant as long as the Flight Attendant is actively working in the classification, or as provided in this Agreement. C. System Seniority Lists 1. System seniority lists shall be prepared in seniority order by the Company. The lists shall be posted electronically for review by the Flight Attendant workforce by January 10th and July 10th each year. The list shall be emailed to the LEC and MEC Presidents. 2. Seniority lists shall contain the following information: a. Employee name; b. Employee number; c. Base; d. Company Date of Hire; e. Flight Attendant Date of Hire; f. Flight Attendant longevity; and g. Status (active, inactive, management, instructor, transfer). 3. Seniority lists shall be open to protest for a period of thirty (30) days from date of posting, but if the seniority date on a list is not protested within the prescribed time limit after the initial appearance of a name on a list, such date shall stand as correct and official on all subsequent lists. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her their return to service to file a protest. 4. The Company shall thereafter post any revisions in the list, and any adjustment or failure to make an adjustment with which an employee or the Union may be dissatisfied shall be handled as a grievance. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 5. Any employee on leave, on special assignment, on furlough, on vacation, or on sick or injured absence at the time of posting such revisions shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of his or her their return to service to file such protest. If unsatisfactorily resolved, the affected Flight Attendant may file a grievance in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Agreement. 6. The Company will publish monthly base seniority lists to facilitate bidding at each base. Regardless of other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, when the Company and the Union mutually agree that a seniority list should be changed to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, or when it has been established through the grievance procedure that a list should be changed, such change will be posted currently. It is understood that any resulting adjustment in the list shall not create any liability to the Company or the Union. D. Retention of Seniority While Serving in Inflight Department Department 1. Any employee given temporary special assignment assignment(s) of fewer than a total of ninety (90) days in a rolling twelve (12) month period shall retain and continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. Any days in special assignment of ninety (90) days or more in a rolling twelve (12) month period will result in the Flight Attendant’s seniority and longevity accruals being frozen for the number of days in excess of ninety (90) days. The Company will provide a monthly report of all Flight Attendants in special-assignment positions, office helpers, and shall have other non-Flight Attendant/non-management positions indicating the option day(s) performing such positions to return to a the MEC President, or designee. Example: Flight Attendant position covered under this AgreementX is pulled from one four-day trip every month for twelve (12) months to work for a special assignment. Since the Flight Attendant’s special assignment days total 48 days, the Flight Attendant will continue to accrue Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. Example: Flight Attendant Y is given a special assignment for the entire bid months of December, March, June, and August which total 122 days. Since the Flight Attendant’s special assignment days exceed 90 days by 32 days in a rolling 12-month period, the Flight Attendant’s seniority and longevity accruals will be adjusted by 32 days. 12. Employees accepting promotions to supervisory positions within the Inflight Department from a Flight Attendant position will retain and will continue to accrue bidding seniority and longevity for a period of one ninety (190) year days while in that position. After two (2) years in a supervisory position, they will be removed from the Seniority List. 23. Employees accepting promotions to management-level (manager/director or above) positions, from a with Flight Attendant positionseniority, will continue to accrue and retain seniority for a period of one ninety (190) year days while in that position. After one (1) yearyear in that position, they will be removed from the Seniority List. An employee promoted per D.1 above, who is subsequently promoted to a management-level position will be able to accrue and retain seniority for a maximum of one (1) additional year before being removed from the Seniority List. 34. Employees Flight Attendants accepting positions in Training within the Inflight Department as brand ambassadors, or positions under Training, Standards, or Development, with duties directly associated with training Flight Attendants, will retain accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity and will continue to accrue seniority and longevity for a period equal to their accrued Flight Attendant seniority and longevity prior to transfer to the brand ambassador, Training, Standards, or Development position. Example: A Flight Attendants in such positions must remain qualified as Flight Attendants. 5. Employees with Flight Attendant with four (4) years of seniority and longevity who becomes an Instructor will accrue seniority and longevity for an additional four (4) years while working as an Instructor. After four (4) years, if the Flight Attendant continues to work as an Instructor, the Flight Attendant will retain his/her seniority and longevity (which will be eight (8) years at that point) but will not accrue additional seniority or longevity. 4. Employees in management supervisory-level positions as of the date of signing of this Agreement who have a minimum of one (1) year of Flight Attendant seniority will continue to retain Flight Attendant seniority and longevity. E. Transfers Out of Inflight Department Employees transferring from the Inflight Department to another department at their own request will forfeit all inflight seniority and longevity and be removed from the Seniority List. F. Removal from Seniority List Any employee who resigns, dies or who is dismissed from the service of the Company for just cause shall forfeit all previously accrued seniority, and the employee’s name will be removed from the seniority list(s). Failure to return from a leave or furlough or in accordance with Paragraph E. of this Agreement will result in removal from seniority list(s).