It also states the consequences of such actions. Furthermore, Article 12 paragraph n1 states how those crew chief positions will be filled “on a local city basis only.” The self-demotion window should open on March 12, 2011. Check your local bid boards for updated information.
(n) An employee may request a demotion from the position of Crew Chief or Inspector at his station provided no other employee possesses recall rights to the classification and station in question. Such a successful employee, or an employee demoted for cause, will not be permitted to bid for another vacancy in this classification or to serve in an acting capacity for a period of twelve (12) months (six (6) months for Inspectors), following the effective date of such demotion. If however, a Crew Chief self demotes through the transfer procedure to another city, the period of exclusion from acting or bidding will be six (6) months.
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- The Company will offer a fifteen (15) day open window in March every 3 years, beginning in March 2002, for any Crew Chief to self-demote. Following this self-demotion window, the jobs to be vacated by the self-demotion process will be posted for bid and awarded on a local city basis only. If more employees desire to self-demote, than those bidding for the jobs at that city, self-demotions will be limited to the number requesting to back fill the positions from that city. If insufficient local bidders are available, the self-demotions will be permitted in seniority order up to the number of bidders.
- A Crew Chief who exercises the self-demotion process will be prohibited from bidding a Crew Chief position, and from serving as an acting Crew Chief for two (2) years from date of demotion.
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