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Kittitas County -Local 792 January 1, 2016 -December 31, 2018 The Employer agrees to pay the difference between the amount of the employee's driver's license and the cost of the commercial driver's license (Class A) endorsement and hazardous material endorsement. Should the employee terminate employment within one year of obtaining said endorsements, the employee will be required to return 100% of the reimbursement to the County. ARTICLE VII-NO STRIKE NO LOCKOUT 7.1 Neither the Union nor the employee shall cause or participate in any strike or work stoppage, slow down or other interference with County functions by employees of the County, and should same occur, the Union agrees to take appropriate steps to end such interference immediately. County employees who engage in any of the above-referenced activities shall not be entitled to any pay and/or benefits during the period in which he/she is engaged in such activity. Employees who engage in any of the foregoing actions shall be subject to disciplinary action including termination, as determined by the Employer. 7.2 The Employer agrees that there will be no lockouts during the term of th is Agreement . ARTICLE VIII-LAYOFF AND RECALL 8.1 The Employer shall be the sole determiner of when layoffs are necessary. The Employer may layoff employees when such action is determined to be necessary including but not limited to the following, by reason of lack of work, lack of funds, inclement weather, and/or reorganization of the department. 8.2 Employees shall be laid off in reverse order by Division; the last person hired in the Division will be the first to be laid off. Said employee may bump the least senior employee in another division only if the laid off employee meets job description qualifications including all applicable licenses and/or certifications . All seasonal, part-time and probationary employees will be laid off in order stated prior to any full-time employee being laid off. 8.3 Seniority for this section will be the most recent date of hire in the bargaining unit by Division . Divisions shall be as follows: A. Flagger/Laborer B. Equipment Operator C. Survey/Inspection D. Mechanic E. Solid Waste 8.4 Employees laid off will be eligible for reinstatement for a period of one (1) year. No new employees shall be hired by the Employer until available, qualified employees placed on layoff have been offered re-employment in reverse order of layoff, provided the layoff period does not exceed one (1) year and that the laid off former employee keeps the Employer advised of a current address . An offer of re-employment shall be in writing and sent by registered or certified mail to the former employee, with a copy by email to the Union President and Council 2 Staff Representative . A former employee so notified must indicate their acceptance of said re-employment within ten (10) calendar 8