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792 - Road Union <br />18.1 Seniority for this section means an employee's length of continuous service within the <br />bargaining unit. <br />78.2 New employees shall complete a six (6) month probation period and be added to the seniority <br />list six (6) months after their date of hire. All employees will be classified as regular employees <br />upon completion of their probation and have PTO bank credited for service during that time. <br />18.3 An employee's continuous service record shall be broken by voluntary resignation, layoff for a <br />period of more than one (1)year, discharge for just cause, and retirement. During a layoff, an <br />employee will not accrue seniority. lf the employee is recalled within one (1) year the employee <br />will not lose seniority accrued before layoff. <br />ARTICTE 19 - OPEN POSITIONS/PROMOTIONS/CTASSIFICATION REVIEW <br />19.1 The Employer shall be the sole determiner of the need or necessity for filling any vacancy or <br />newly created position. <br />19.2 lf the Employer determines that a vacancy or new position should be filled within the bargaining <br />unit, the position shall be posted on the County's recruitment website and at each shop, and <br />may be publicly advertised. Open positions shall be posted for a minimum of five (5) working <br />days. <br />19.3 Promotional Opportunities: Promotional opportunities are defined as employment <br />opportunities within the following bargaining unit positions: <br />A. Engineer Technician l, ll, and lll <br />Lead Operator <br />Lead Mechanic <br />lf the Employer determines that a promotional vacancy or new position should be filled, the <br />position will be posted for five (5) working days exclusively to employees within the bargaining <br />unit. Afterfive (5)working days, the position may also be posted outside of the bargaining unit <br />as determined by the Employer. <br />19.3.1 The initialfive (5) day union-only posting period may be waived upon agreement <br />between the Employer and the Union that there are no candidates within the bargaining <br />unit that are qualified and/or interested in applying for the promotional position. ln <br />such cases, the position may be posted both internally and externally as determined by <br />the Employer. <br />The Employer shall have the right to select the individual applicant most qualified for the open <br />position. <br />19.4.1, lf two (2) or more applicants for the position are equally qualified and able to perform <br />the work, first preference shall be given to regular employees of the bargaining unit who <br />B. <br />c. <br />19.4 <br />19