Employment Security

From the League Contract Summary of Selected Articles

Employees with two years of seniority by January 1, 2002 (i.e., an employee hired on January 1, 2000 or before) shall not be laid off during the term of this contract, unless the institution is closed or is in danger of closing.
In the event a protected Employee is transferred to a lower paying job or has his/her hours reduced, the Employee’s base weekly salary will not be reduced.
The Employer will make contributions monthly in an amount equal to one-quarter percent of the gross payroll of Employees to the 1199 Job Security Fund.
The Job Security Fund program is for the purpose of placing Employees who are laid off in vacancies at other participating Employers.
If an Employee is laid off and cannot be immediately placed in a vacancy he/she may be eligible for supplemental income if he/she is receiving unemployment benefits. In addition, members covered by the 1199 National Benefit Fund will continue to be provided health insurance coverage for up to two years or the duration of the contract.
Employees who are laid off from a participating institution (i.e., an Employer that contributes to the Job Security Fund) has the right to be placed in a vacant position in another participating institution if the vacant position that exists is in the same classification or group as the job classification of the laid off Employee.