Opinion ID: 769567
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Union Electric's Promotional System

Text: 5 The Meter Division constitutes a promotional series with the following positions: 1) Meter Helper, 2) Meter Installer, 3) Meter Repairman, 4) Power Meterman, and 5) Meter Standards Tester. The promotional system at issue in this case is the product of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between Union Electric and Local 1439. Under the CBA, when a vacancy occurs within a particular promotional series, it is first offered to members at the next highest level of the promotional series on the basis of their promotional series seniority. If no one at that level is interested, the position is similarly offered to members at the next highest level, and so on. 2 If no employee within the relevant promotional series is qualified or interested, the vacancy is placed on a bid list, copies of which are posted for five working days on bulletin boards accessible to all employees covered by the CBA. The position is then filled by the bidder with the most seniority, provided that he or she has the ability and qualifications to do the job. 6