Can CUE-represented workers and CUE file a grievance about a layoff?
Yes. If you think a layoff is happening out of seniority order, or if special skills are being cited and are not really “special” or if the layoff is being used to disguise some other intent or is for some other reason (discipline, discrimination), you should contact CUE. During the period when CUE does not have a contract with the University, these grievances are not arbitrable. During this period between contracts, however, CUE can demand that UC management bargain alternatives to layoff, and the effects of the layoff (such as workload for the employees who remain). Q: How does the preferential rehire process work? A: A non-probationary career employee who is indefinitely laid off is eligible for preferential rehire. In order to activate preferential rehire, the layoff letter must be issued, and you need to meet with someone in Human Resources to start the process. With preferential rehire, you can be rehired at an active, vacant career position in the same bargaining unit (CUE-repre
