LAYOFF AND DISPLACEMENTS. (a) When a reduction in force is necessary probationary employees in the affected line of progression shall be laid off first. If it is necessary to reduce the number of regular employees, or to layoff regular employees, the following shall apply: FIRST, starting with the job classification in which the reduction is to be made, the employee with the least line of progression seniority shall be removed there from. He shall have the right to exercise his line of progression seniority in lower job classifications for which he can qualify in other lines of progression. SECOND, if the employee in the job classification in which the reduction is to be made does not elect to exercise either line of progression seniority or unit seniority as provided in the First Step above, then he shall be laid off. THIRD, if the employee in the job classification in which the reduction is to be made exercises his seniority in accordance with the First Step above, then employees affected thereby may exercise their line of progression seniority and unit seniority in a like manner with regard to: (1) lower job classifications within the line of progression; and (2) entrance jobs in other lines of progression. FOURTH, following the changes resulting from steps First and Third above, the excess employees shall be laid off.
LAYOFF AND DISPLACEMENTS. (a) When a reduction in force is necessary, probationary employees in the affected job classification shall be laid off first. If it is necessary to reduce the number of regular employees in the affected job classification, employees with the least unit seniority shall have the right to exercise unit seniority to a lower job classification provided there is an employee having less seniority in a lower classification, or accept a layoff.
