Common use of Unit Merger Clause in Contracts

Unit Merger. In the event of a merger of two (2) or more units into a single unit, the Employer will determine the number of full-time and part-time FTEs by shift required for the new unit. A listing of the FTEs for each shift on the new unit, including qualification requirements, shall be posted on the unit(s) for at least seven (7) days. Other vacant positions within the Hospital will also be posted on the unit(s) at that time. By the end of the posting period, each nurse shall have submitted to the Employer a written list that identifies and ranks the nurse’s preferences for all available positions (first to last), including the option to select a position from the Low Seniority Roster if no new unit position is acceptable. Based upon these preference lists, the Employer will fill the positions on the new unit based upon seniority subject to skill, competence, and ability in the opinion of the Employer. Nurses who are not selected to fill a position in the new unit, and nurses who have not found an acceptable position in the new unit, may bump any less senior nurse on the Low Seniority Roster, providing the nurse is qualified for the position in the opinion of the Employer.