Common use of Transfer and Seniority Outside the Bargaining Unit Clause in Contracts

Transfer and Seniority Outside the Bargaining Unit. Employees shall not be transferred to positions outside the bargaining unit without their consent. Employees shall not continue to perform bargaining unit work while transferred outside of the bargaining unit, except by mutual agreement of the parties. The seniority of employees transferred outside the bargaining unit shall be retained but shall not accumulate during the period of such transfer provided the employees are not outside the bargaining unit an accumulated period of more than six (6) months in any twelve (12) consecutive calendar months. Such periods may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties.