SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service with the Employer since the last date of hire. An employee serving his/her initial probationary period shall not be allowed to use accumulated seniority until such an employee finishes his/her probationary period. Section 2. Seniority shall cease to accrue during a period of layoff or leave without pay, or after a permanent transfer out of the bargaining unit. Previously credited service, however, will not be lost to an employee who is recalled or transfers back into the bargaining unit within a period of up to eighteen months.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement