The Culinary Union has contracts with more than 45 different employers. Most have language that is very similar, but there can be differences. Call the Culinary Union at 702-385-2131 to speak to your organizer or a grievance specialist for answers to specific questions or to ask questions about the contract with your employer.
Under most contracts, a worker to be laid off has 2 options:
- Under option 1, the company must offer all extra/part-time work to a laid off worker in that job classification, by house seniority. When a worker chooses option 1, he/she must accept a minimum percentage of the work offered. If the worker fails or is unavailable to work the minimum percentage then the company is no longer obligated to call him/her for extra/part-time work. The percentage required may vary, so be sure to check what percentage of work you must accept if you are laid off and choose option 1.
- Under option 2, laid off workers do not have to accept extra/part-time work and may wait until there is a full-time job. The company must recall a laid off worker by house seniority before hiring anyone new in that job classification. When a worker is unavailable or fails to work the minimum percentage required under option 1, the company must still recall that worker when a full-time position opens in their job classification. This right to be recalled to a full-time job in most contracts lasts for 1 to 2-years from the last day you worked and 6-months in a few contracts.