THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELECTRONIC, ELECTRICAL, SALARIED, MACHINE AND FURNITURE WORKERS

 

 

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ARTICLE VIII - TRANSFERS, PROMOTIONS & REHIRES

34. Job vacancies in any seniority division, after fulfilling the requirements of Paragraph 29 shall be filled using the following sequence, provided the employees have the qualifications to do the available work; excepting, how- ever, the stipulation of Paragraph 62. 

34.1 Employees maintaining resident seniority rights in that division, provided that an employee in lay-off status who has greater-Company seniority shall be recalled before an employee of lesser Company seniority exercises resident seniority rights. 

34.2 A transfer list established in the Industrial Relations Department will consist of the names of employees who have one or more years seniority and have submitted a request in writing to be considered when the vacancy occurs in a specific seniority division, provided that the request has been received in the Industrial Relations Department during the immediate three (3) months preceding the date the vacancy occurs. A copy of such notice will be retained by the employee. 

34.3 From among those employees whose request for transfer has been received in the Industrial Relations Department prior to originating a specific move, the most senior employee, allowing a reasonable training period, will be given the job. 

34.4 In filling a vacancy by sub-paragraph 34.2 not more than three (3) employees will be moved from the transfer list in filling a specific vacancy. 

34.5 Replacements for employees filling vacancies in a specific seniority division will be filled in the following sequence: 34.5.1 Sub-paragraph 34.1 34.5.2 Sub-paragraph 34.6 34.5.3 Sub-paragraph 34.7 

34.6 Rehire employees maintaining seniority rights with the Company. 

34.7 Hire new employees. 

35. An employee shall be limited to two (2) voluntary transfers in any six (6) month period. 35.1 An employee may not have more than two (2) transfers in at any one time. Should more than one transfer be available at the same time, the first transfer processed by the Employment Office shall void the remaining transfer. 

36. An employee laid off from the Company who desires to be exempt from exercising Company seniority as provided in this Article must within thirty (30) days from date of lay-off notify the Company Employment Office in writing that he or she desires the exemption. Such an employee shall be subject to recall only according to resident seniority and subject to all other provisions of Articles VI and IX. 2236.1 If an employee´s resident division is permanently eliminated during their layoff under Paragraph 36 or their 6 months resident recall rights are exhausted, they will be returned to work under Article IX.