Common use of Apprentice Seniority Clause in Contracts

Apprentice Seniority. Apprentices who hold seniority in other classes under agreements with any other craft, will retain and accumulate that seniority during their training period; but all such seniority shall automatically terminate upon acquisition of a mechanic's seniority date. Apprentices will hold seniority as such, separated by crafts, on the seniority district where their training commenced, as of the first day worked as apprentice. This seniority will be utilized only for the purposes of vacation selection, reductions in force and for choice of working hours and rest days, when more than one apprentice is in training at the same point and a seniority preference can be honored without interfering with training in the various aspects of work. Apprentices will not obtain seniority on other seniority districts to which they may be transferred for the purpose of acquiring training and experience.