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10 department, provided that in order to displace the worker with less service the laid off worker must have held regular status in the classification into which he/she is bumping. 7.5.2 A worker who was unable to bump in accordance with the provisions in Article 7.5.1 and will suffer a layoff, may elect to bump a worker with less seniority in a lateral or lower classification in his/her job family as outlined in Appendix A. If two (2) or more workers request to bump the same worker with less seniority as described herein, the worker with the highest seniority, as defined in Article 7.5.7, will have his/her request granted. Any additions, deletions or modifications to the Job Family charts in Appendix A shall be only through the formal meet and confer process. 7.5.3 If the worker is unable to bump a worker with less seniority as described in Article 7.5.1 or Article 7.5.2, or opts not to exercise his/her rights in Article 7.5.2, he/she may accept a voluntary transfer or demotion to a vacant position in a lateral or lower related classification in which no previous service has been rendered provided that, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, the worker meets the minimum qualifications of the classification. If two (2) or more workers request to transfer or demote into the same vacant position as described herein, the worker with the highest seniority, as defined in Article 7.5.7, will have his/her request granted. Workers who accept a voluntary transfer or demotion as described in Article 7.5.3 shall serve a probationary period of no more than twelve (12) months. 7.5.4 Bargaining unit workers requesting to exercise their right to bump into a classification as provided in Articles 7.5.1, 7.5.2 or 7.5.3, must make such request to the Personnel Officer in writing within seven (7) calendar days of their receipt of written notice of layoff. Failure to comply with the deadline provided herein shall be deemed a waiver of the bumping rights provided in this Article 7. 7.5.5 When a senior worker chooses to bump into a position in a lateral or lower related classification, said worker must accept the salary, hours and working conditions of the position. If the worker’s salary prior to bumping is within the salary range of the lateral or lower related classification into which the worker is bumping, the worker will retain the salary held prior to bumping, even if that places the worker’s salary between steps in the new salary range. If the worker’s salary prior to bumping is above the top of the range of the lateral or lower related classification, the worker’s salary will be placed at the top of the salary range of the lateral or lower related classification. 7.5.6 If a worker held regular status in more than one classification, he/she shall have the right to bump first into the highest classification in which regular status was previously held. Highest classification shall be defined as the classification with the highest top step in the salary plan in effect at the time of layoff. 7.5.7 Seniority for the purpose of exercising the bumping rights provided in this Article is defined as the total cumulative number of years of probationary and regular service with the City of Redwood City beginning with the worker's first date of employment with the City. 7.5.8 The Human Resources Department shall maintain an updated seniority roster indicating worker's class seniority, and City seniority. Such roster shall be available to the Union upon request. 7.5.9 Workers may elect to be laid off in lieu of bumping. Accepting such a layoff does not affect the worker's reemployment rights under this Agreement. 7.5.10 At the time of a layoff, workers who were previously members of the Bargaining Unit (e.g., who 6.3.B. - Page 20