ARTICLE III - HIRING and PROMOTIONS


1. In the event that the Publisher finds it necessary to fill vacancies within the bargaining unit the Publisher will post notice of such job openings on all Guild bulletin boards. Employees who desire to make application for such posted job openings will do so within five (5) days of posting. The Publisher agrees to first interview present employees who make application for the posted position. Current employees who apply for such position will be informed of the results of the interview.

2. In the event that no current qualified employee applies within five (5) days of the job being posted, the Publisher may select any person to fill such position.

3. In the event that more than one qualified current employee applies for a posted job opening, the employee to be selected will be determined by the Publisher.

4. A promoted employee will be on a trial period for a period of three (3) months.

5. A promoted employee who does not satisfactorily fulfill the duties of the new position during the trial period (in the opinion of the Publisher which will be final) will be given the opportunity to return to the former classification at a wage not less than it would have been had he or she remained continuously in the former classification.

6. New hires will be on probation during the first ninety (90) days after hire and during the trial period may be disciplined or discharged at the discretion of the Publisher. New hires disciplined or discharged during the

trial period will have no recourse to the grievance or arbitration provisions of this contract.

A. A probationary employee shall be given an informal, oral review after approximately 30 days to inform him

or her of his or her progress.

7. The Publisher will not discriminate in hiring or employment because of sex, race, creed, age, color or national origin, marital or parental status, sexual or affectional orientation or irrelevant disabilitiess. The Guild may raise a grievance, pursuant to Article II, if it has reason to believe this Section 7 of Article III has been violated. However, if the nature of the grievance is covered by a federal, state or local statute or regulation, or other valid governmental order, then the grievance shall not be subject to arbitration.