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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 78424" data-attributes="member: 4823">There isn&#039;t really a date that is set by HR/TSG, there is a staffing level - but that staffing level determines how many jobs will remain.&nbsp; In our District, the 14th person on the seniority list started in late-1996 or early-1997.&nbsp; The 15th through 38th people are &quot;below the line&quot;.&nbsp; Those above the line are assured a job offer.&nbsp;Our list includes only Portland Metro area techs.&nbsp; There are 3 other techs in the District who are 100 miles or more from Portland, and they are not part of the current workforce reduction.&nbsp; I *think* there&#039;s a rule of thumb about a 50-mile radius, but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s part of any law covering termination. &nbsp;By &quot;old&quot; and &quot;young&quot;, I assume you mean &quot;high-seniority&quot; and &quot;low-seniority&quot;.&nbsp; (*I* was born in a 48-state Union.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group2/wheelchair.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wheelchai" title="Wheelchair&nbsp; &nbsp; :wheelchai" data-shortname=":wheelchai" />)&nbsp;If our 3 distant techs were included in a District-wide pool, with a staffing target of 17 people, all 3 would still be below the line.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if anyone in Portland would find it suitable to be offered the job that is 250 miles away.&nbsp; Or 190 miles away.&nbsp; Or 115 miles away.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I&#039;m not sure what you are saying can&#039;t be right....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 78424, member: 4823"] [FONT=Fixedsys]There isn't really a date that is set by HR/TSG, there is a staffing level - but that staffing level determines how many jobs will remain. In our District, the 14th person on the seniority list started in late-1996 or early-1997. The 15th through 38th people are "below the line". Those above the line are assured a job offer.[/FONT] [FONT=Fixedsys][/FONT] [FONT=Fixedsys]Our list includes only Portland Metro area techs. There are 3 other techs in the District who are 100 miles or more from Portland, and they are not part of the current workforce reduction. I *think* there's a rule of thumb about a 50-mile radius, but I don't think it's part of any law covering termination. [/FONT] [FONT=Fixedsys][/FONT] [FONT=Fixedsys]By "old" and "young", I assume you mean "high-seniority" and "low-seniority". (*I* was born in a 48-state Union.:wheelchai)[/FONT] [FONT=Fixedsys][/FONT] [FONT=Fixedsys]If our 3 distant techs were included in a District-wide pool, with a staffing target of 17 people, all 3 would still be below the line. I don't know if anyone in Portland would find it suitable to be offered the job that is 250 miles away. Or 190 miles away. Or 115 miles away. Now I'm not sure what you are saying can't be right....[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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