Common use of SECTION SEVEN Clause in Contracts

SECTION SEVEN. When it becomes necessary to reassign an employee involuntarily from one previously established shift to another, the employer shall select the employee with the least seniority in the job classification requiring the reassignment. An exception to the use of seniority may be made to meet urgent operational requirements (not related to financial reasons). When such involuntary reassignment is made outside of seniority order, it shall be for a period of no more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days. An employee who is selected for such reassignment outside of seniority order shall be entitled upon request to a written explanation of the reasons for his/her selection from the employer. Any employee to be reassigned involuntarily shall receive at least two (2) weeks written notice, except in an emergency, and then in no event less than twenty-four (24) hours.