Division Seniority is the length of service an employee has with the Division of Public Works.
Department Seniority is the length of service an employee has with a particular department
within the Division of Public Works. Classification Seniority is the length of service an
employee has within a particular job classification.
In the event more than one employee is hired on the same day, their seniority shall be based on
the letter(s) of their name. The employee’s last name shall be considered first, first name shall be
second and the middle name shall be considered in the event the employees have the same first
and last name. The first letter of the last name will be considered first starting with letter "A"
being first in seniority, and "Z" being last in seniority. If the letters being compared are the same,
the next letter will be considered. In the event one employee's name being compared ends and
the other employee(s) have more letters, the employee with no other letters shall have higher
seniority.
B. The term “service” as used in this Agreement shall mean time when the employee
is physically present on the job, together with any authorized paid leave granted pursuant to this
agreement. For employees hired after the date of this agreement, it shall not include the
employee’s initial probationary period set forth in Article 6.
C; The term “length of service” as used in this Agreement shall mean accrued time in
service as defined in B above. In the event of authorized unpaid leave, suspension or layoff, the
employee shall retain such length of service as was accrued on the date of the authorized unpaid
leave, suspension or layoff, but shall commence further accrual only upon such return and shall
not accrue length of service during such leave, suspension or layoff period. In the event of
retirement, resignation, death, or other permanent termination of employment, the employee
shall lose all accrued length of service.
D. The Division of Public Works shall establish a seniority list of all types of
seniority specified under A above, and it shall be brought up to date as of July 1 of each fiscal
year. A copy of the list shall be mailed to the Union. Any objections to the list as established
shall be reported to the Division Director within ten (10) days, or it will stand as approved.
E. Until an employee has served the sixty (60) day probationary period, it shall be
deemed that the employee has no seniority status, and the employee may be discharged or laid
off with or without cause, and such discharge or layoff shall not be subject to the grievance
procedure.
F. The employee’s present classification seniority as of the effective date of this
contract shall be the only type of seniority considered for the purpose of establishing the
classification seniority system called for in this Article. This classification seniority must have
been continuous in nature to merit consideration under this section. The preparation and
maintenance of the classification seniority roster shall be the responsibility of the Division of
Public Works, approved by the Union, and is to be part of this agreement.
G. In cases of promotions and transfers, Department Seniority shall be the type
considered. Where Department Seniority of two qualified candidates is identical, Division
Seniority shall be the type considered.
