COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Between NEW YORK UNIVERSITY And LOCAL ONE SECURITY OFFICERS UNION
July 1, 2001 - June 20, 2006

ARTICLE 13 - LAYOFF AND DISCHARGE

A. In the event of layoffs of Employees covered by this Agreement, seniority in employment shall prevail whenever compatible with work requirements, which compatibility shall be judged solely by the Employer.

B. The Employer shall be free to dismiss any Employee for just cause, subject to Article 6. The Employer may not use any documents contained in any Employee's personnel file as evidence in an arbitration proceeding involving discharge or discipline unless the Employee had been given a copy of such document or documents within a reasonable time after the same was placed in the Employee's personnel file. The employee must sign an acknowledgement of receipt of such disciplinary notice or work related documents or be subject to disciplinary action. Any such documents must contain the following statement in bold face:

I am signing this document for the sole purpose of confirming that I have received a copy. I reserve the right to contest it through the grievance procedure or any other legal forum.

C. In the event of a reduction in force, the Employer may not require any of the remaining Employees to perform more work. The Employer may change duties and schedules as provided in Article 14, paragraph B.

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