52.1 Seniority
shall, for the purpose of this Article, be defined as the most recent date of
hire, classified or unclassified, with
the City unless otherwise agreed upon by the Union President and the Labor
Relations Officer.
52.2 Seniority
shall only be determinative in shift assignment and in the assignment of days
off in units with two (2) or more shifts.
Seniority shall not be a prevailing factor for assignment or promotion
to a unit, section or division within a department.
52.3 Exceptions
to the use of seniority as specified in
52.1 may occur in an emergency situation, when physician ordered, for
training purposes, when language skills are needed, compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, when special knowledge or skills are needed as
mutually agreed upon by the City and the Union, or when mutually agreed by the
affected employees and management through the labor/management process.
52.4 Once every October shift assignments and days off will be re-bid by seniority.