Super Seniority In the event of a layoff, the Plant Chairperson, Committeepersons and Stewards shall have super seniority.
State Seniority State Seniority" is defined as the length of employment with the State of Minnesota since the last date of hire.
Use of Seniority Seniority shall be used to determine the relative rights of employees within an occupational group as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Seniority shall not be deemed to establish any right to the continuation of the performance of any work at the Company nor to the continuation of any particular job classification or arrangement of duties within any job classification at the Company.
Equal Seniority If two (2) or more employees subject to layoff have equal class seniority, the determination as to who shall be laid off will be made on the basis of the greater hire date seniority, and if that be equal, then the determination shall be made by lot.
Department Seniority Department seniority is defined as continuous length of service in calendar days within the employee’s department and where applicable, shall be used for internal department processes, such as vacation and schedule bids.
Acquisition of Seniority An employee shall not acquire seniority until such time as he or she has successfully completed the probationary period provided for in the present Collective Agreement.
Departmental Seniority Departmental seniority is defined as the length of employment within the employee’s current department. Department seniority shall accrue as of the first day of employment or transfer into a new department.