For an example an employee with eleven years with the City in continuous service, and as follows:
department division city
5 3 3
would have 24 points [5x3+3x2+3x1].
The City shall furnish the Union Chairperson with an up-to-date Seniority List on a monthly basis.
The City will also furnish the names of all new hires, promotions, layoffs and terminations on
a weekly basis.
Seniority shall be broken for the following reasons:
a) If the employee quits or retires.
b) If the employee is discharged for just cause.
) If the employee is laid off for a period of time greater than two (2) years.
Until an employee has served the probationary period, the employee has no seniority status and
may be discharged or laid off without cause. Upon successful completion of the probationary period,
seniority will accrue retroactively to the date of hire.
The employee shall accumulate seniority while on an authorized leave of absence.
Article 11
Grievance Procedure
In the event that differences arise with respect to any provision of this Agreement, an earnest
effort shall be made to settle such differences promptly in the following order and manner:
Step I An employee shall present an oral grievance with or without the assistance of
the Union to the employee’s immediate supervisor. The supervisor shall respond
to the grievance within five (5) working days. If the grievance is not settled at this
step, the grievance may proceed to the next step. The employee will be paid at the
employee’s regular rate of pay for time spent presenting the oral grievance, if during
work hours. Any resolution of the grievance shall not be inconsistent with the
terms of this agreement. The Union shall be notified of the resolution of the
grievance.
Step IT The grievance shall be set forth in writing on the form as provided in Appendix C.
The grievance must be signed by the aggrieved employee and Union
Representative, and presented to the employee’s Department Head within five (5)
working days after receipt of the supervisor’s decision in step I.
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