Layoff of Employees. In the event that the Town, at any time during the term hereof, lays off employees covered by this Agreement, the same shall be done on a strict seniority basis; that is, the last employee hired in the bargaining unit (including probationary employees) shall be the first employee to be laid off and so on until the number required to be laid off has been met. No lay off shall be made without the Town having consulted and discussed such lay off with Local 1933 with a view toward minimizing the number of employees to be laid off and to discuss taking such action as may be possible to avoid the lay off of any employees. In the event employees are laid off for any reason, the Town will not hire new employees until all employees who are laid off have been given the opportunity to be rehired. Any employee offered reemployment after having been laid off must signify his or her acceptance of such reemployment by notice in writing delivered to the Chief within thirty (30) days from the date he or she is offered reemployment and be prepared to commence employment forthwith; otherwise, he/she will be deemed to have rejected the offer of reemployment.
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