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CLERICAL AGREEMENT
TITLE 19
DEMOTION AND LAYOFF PROCEDURE

Section Date Description
LA 18-14 8/15/2018 Work force reduction of Service Representative (1)-Hayward
LA 18-13 8/15/2018 Work force reduction of Service Representative(1)-Auburn
LA 18-12 8/15/2018 Work force reduction of Service Representative (1)-Fresno
LA 18-11 8/15/2018 Work force reduction of Service Representative (1)-Concord
LA 18-02 2/26/2018 Update the Return to Work Program. Cancels and supersedes LA 12-41-PGE.
LA 17-41 12/4/2017 Effective December 1, 2017, revise retesting provisions used to fill vacancies within IBEW bargaining units. With respect to test requirements for qualification to fill IBEW bargaining unit vacancies, agreement provides for standardized retesting rules with exceptions for Titles 19, 206 & 306
LA 14-41 10/6/2014 Pony Express Trasition
LA 14-34 8/18/2014 Company proposal re Tilte 19 Cupertino Elec
LA 14-07 2/5/2014 Company proposal re CFM & Restoration Clerical Consoliadations 
LA 13-56 7/16/2013 Due to the relocation of Operating Clerical employees, Electric Operations from 1919 Webster Street in Oakland to the Bishop Ranch facility in San Ramon: Company will establish New Jobs at a Headquarters at the Bishop Ranch, San Ramon location in accordance with Subsection 18.4(h); Impacted Operating Clerks will be given Section 19.1 notification; Company will perform an interest check with each of the impacted Operating Clerks to determine their interest and options; and as part of the interest check, the impacted Operating Clerks will be offered the vacancies in regular positions that have been placed on hold.
LA 12-37-PGE 8/15/2012 To facilitate the relocation of Clerical employees currently supporting Gas Operations in Walnut Creek to the new Gas Operations facility at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon.
LA 10-05 1/20/2010 Changes and resulting need for clerical reductions in the Customer Billing Department.
LA 08-15 4/15/2008 Reduction of clerical BU employees with in the Accounting and Computer Operations LOP within Customer Care as a result of changing business processes including work centralization or elimination.
LA 07-11 2/12/2007 Proposes the following enhanced choices (Sections 19.1; 19.16; and, Transformation Benefits) to address the impacts to the affected employees of the nine (9) front counter offices which will be closed within six months of the Commissions approval of the closure settlement. Also propose canceling LA R1-05-36.
LA 06-18 4/28/2006 The Transitional Leave of Absence and Prompt Written Notice language in this LA cancels and supersedes the language in LA 05-66. All other provisions of LA 05-66 remain in effect.
LA 06-04 1/18/2006 Lack of work in the Capital Accounting, which will result in the elimination of the Sr. Acctg. Clerk II duties and need of reduction.
LA 05-66 12/13/2005 The Co. proposes to provide workforce transition benefits to employees whom the Company identifies as directly impacted by implementation of a Business Transformation Initiative. To minimize the number of directly impacted employees, the Co. will fill a future vacancies with HH ees. in impacted workgroups once Sec. 206.1/306.1/19.1 notice has been given or earlier by mutual agreement.
LA 04-31 6/23/2004 Due to the closure of the Customer Records Center on Old Placerville Road in Sacramento, the Company will be making some reductions in the Sacramento Records Center. Once the displacement process is completed, the parties will discuss the issue of shift changes.
LA 01-54 10/12/2001 Lack of work in the Controllers organization = involuntary lay off. Notwithstanding the use of HH ees. in Customer Revenue Transaction headquarters for relief of absent ees., Co. shall issue 19.1(a) notices to employees in the classifications (Sr. Accounting Clerk I; Accounting Clerk; and Utility Clerk-Accounting) and headquarters (Accounts Payable; Budget (Rec. Mgmt.); Capital Accounting and Payroll). Such ees. shall have preferential bidding and transfer rights as outlined in Subsection 19.1(a) until such time as Co. notifies them in writing that such rights have been rescinded. Following reduction, Co. has effect the provisions of Title 18 in the Controllers organization to fill all vacancies noted in LA R2-00-34 and those exceeding the 12 positions identified in this LA.
T206/T19 1/1/2000 Title 206 and Title 19 Demotion and Layoff Procedure Employee Handbook
LA 97-132 10/16/1997 Utility Clerk-Steno classification is no longer a need in Santa Maria headquarters when District Manager position has been eliminated, therefore, employee accepted the voluntary severance package. See also 19.12 and Exhibit K.
LA R2-95-30 4/18/1995 Supersedes LA 95-05 with the provisions that the Co. will not proceed with any Title 19 clerical employee displacements during the first (current) wave of systemwide physical employee displacements in 1995.
Co.'s Ltr. to the Union 1/23/1995 Updates of the Clarification of Title 19, Demotion and Layoff Procedure of the Clerical Agreement, and Reverse Lines of Progression for Title 600 classifications. Supersedes LA R1-92-129.
LA R1-94-77 9/8/1994 Amends LA R1-93-92 (item no. 3) to allow employees who are experiencing a personal hardship to return the $2,000 in exchange for reclaiming their bidding rights. See also 18.7.
Co.'s Ltr. to Union 3/28/1994 Clarifies LA 94-20 on impacted employees be identified as being in a Temporary Additional (T/A) position. See also 18.1.
LA R1-94-20 3/8/1994 Introduction of new technology/equipment in the Co.'s Payment Processing Center. Cancels LA 88-121 and 93-51 when the Co. is no longer processing payments using CES 9400 payment processing machines. See also 13 and Exhibit A.
LA R4-93-110 2/23/1994 Hiring of part-time Service Reps. until the Call/Credit Center consolidations are completed. Permit current full-time employees to displace part-time employees initially hired as a result of the Telephone Consolidation for one year. See also 18.3, 18.4 and 24.5.
LA R1-94-11 1/27/1994 Revised sequence of events and timetable in the application of this Title for staffing the Company's Call Centers and the Credit & Collections Center. See also 19.2, 19.8, 18.5 and 18.8.
LA R1-93-92 11/10/1993 Sequence of events and timetable in the application of Title 19 for staffing the Company's Call Centers. See also Exhibit A.
LA R3-92-62 6/4/1992 Reorganization of General Office's Construction Accounting Dept., which is now known as Capital Accounting Dept. See also Clerical 18.1.
LA R4-92-65 6/4/1992 Reorganization of General Office's Payroll Dept. See also 18.1.
LA R2-92-64 5/28/1992 Reorganization of General Office's Corporate Accounting Dept. (Controller and Accounting Data Control.) See also 18.1.
LA 92-66 5/4/1992 Correction to Section 19, Demotion Unit should read Demotion Area.
LA 92-68 5/4/1992 Amendment to Demotion Areas. See also 19.12 and 206.1.
Arb. 169 6/11/1990 Discharge of a Sr. Plant Clerk at the Pittsburg Power Plant for unsatisfactory work performance concerning invoice processing, contracts and petty cash and occasionally sleeping on working hours. Grievance is denied.
LA 89-106 5/31/1990 Employees who have previously held classification of Clerk D and who are subject to demotion under Title 19 provisions will be demoted back to Clerk D rather than Utility Clerk. There is retroactive application. See also 13.5.
PG&E IR Memo 4/24/1990 Impact of Title 19 on "red-circled" job.
LA R2-89-160 10/5/1989 Expansion of provisions of LA 89-106 (this section) to include all classifications in pay range and that all such classifications be considered interchangeable. Allows interpretation of RC 1506 (19) on unrestricted basis. Has retroactive application. See also 13.5, LOP.
LA 89-141 8/3/1989 As a result of organizational changes in Controller's, for purposes of Titles 18 and 19, former Job Analysis and Appraisal section and former Plant and Depreciation section (now Plant Accounting Section) be treated as one section. See 18.
LA 89-108 6/2/1989 Clarification of Title 19.
LA 88-138 11/21/1988 Any El Dorado District employees displaced/demoted in conjunction with consolidation of Drum Division Customer Services functions into Auburn offices shall have Title 19 "Division" rights in either Drum or Sacramento Division. See also LA 88-111 (this section).
LA 88-111 8/10/1988 Although Union and Co. have agreed to a supplement to Title 19, Demotion Units, demotion or displacement of employees headquartered in Peninsula Division and El Dorado District of Drum Div. will only be done by agreement between Union and Company. See Physical 206.
LA 87-175 9/2/1987 Clarification of Title 19, which supersedes LA 87-34 (this section), to be used with LA 82-29 (19.6). Department designations of all employees are to be reviewed to identify department in which employee has Title 19 rights.
LA 87-121 6/26/1987 To resolve conflicts between two employees having same seniority, the following will be considered: 1) prior service, 2) date of completed pre-employment tests, 3) date of application, 4) heads or tails. See 205.1, 205.9, 206.1, and Clerical 18.1 and 18.9.
FF 3827-87-51 6/8/1987 For the purposes of 19.16, all types of Operating Clerks, (for example, Operating Clerk-Typist), shall be considered the same classification. If there are not enough volunteers, junior employees in base classification with skill requirements will be moved to new headquarters. See 19.16.
LA R1-87-80 5/19/1987 Further clarifies LA 87-34 (this section) regarding 19.6, "Bumping Employee in Beginner's Job," and 19.13.
LA R3-87-56 4/29/1987 Amends LA 87-34 (this section) to provide that reverse normal LOP for Credit Representative is Meter Reader unless immediate previous classification was Svc. Rep. or higher. Then Credit Rep. can demote to Svc. Rep., Customer Services, or to Meter Reader.
LA R2-87-41 3/3/1987 Describes Voluntary Retirement Incentive Agreement which adds Special Provision "K" to Retirement Planning Benefit Agreement. In 1987, Company will not lay off for lack of work any employee who accepts retraining and relocation. See 206, 306 and Benefit Agreement.
LA 87-34 2/19/1987 Clarification of Title 19 which is to be used with LA 82-29 (19.6.) This LA supersedes LA 86-51. Department designations of all employees are to be reviewed to identify the department in which employee has Title 19 rights before a demotion or layoff is implemented within a division. See LA 87-56 and LA 87-175, this section.
LA 87-29 2/10/1987 Supersedes LA 84-57 concerning bidding rights of regular employees in temporary or temporary additional jobs. See 18 and Physical 205 and 206.
LA R3-85-165 8/18/1986 Defines terms used in Title 19 when it is applied in General Office Division. See 19.3, 19.14, 19.16, and LOP.
LA R3-85-102 10/21/1985 Eight part-time Service Representative positions are reclassified to full-time positions and will be filled by prebid procedure. Remaining vacant positions will be offered to current part-time incumbents before using the postbid procedure. See 17.6.
LA R1-85-110 10/2/1985 Part-time and intermittent employees can only displace other part-time or intermittent employees respectively in the same or lower classifications in their line of progression. See 17.6 and 17.7 and Physical 106.6, 106.7 and 206.3.
LA R1-84-57 6/20/1984 Updates of LA 83-19 rights of regular employee filling temporary or temporary additional jobs. Superseded by LA 87-29.
LA R2-83-19 2/6/1984 Rights of regular employee filling temporary or temporary additional jobs.
P-RC 400 6/18/1979 Downgrade of Clerk A position in CSD, San Francisco.
P-RC 401 6/18/1979 Downgrade of Clerk C position in the Meter Reading Section, San Francisco Div. for not achieving the job training of 50 points.
P-RC 402 6/18/1979 Downgrade of Clerk Steno B position in SF; that this position contains duties which are consistent with many others throughout the system; agrees that the job is appropriately rated as a Clerk Steno C.
P-RC 403 6/18/1979 Two Clerk C positions in the UG Conversion section, SF, was downgraded for not meeting the total points regarding contacts with the public and job training.
ARB 52 6/28/1974 Demoted employee must be given information regarding all options relevant to demotion and discharge by Company, the moving party in the discharge.
LA 823 6/12/1972 For the purposes of Titles 18 and 19, Garage and Materials Sections of GO Building Department are considered within SF Division General Services Department. Mail Services section of GO Building Department is considered within VP&C. See 2.1 and 18.
LA 185A 6/30/1967 Revision of Title 18, 19 and Exhibits A and B.
IR Ltr. to the Union 10/6/1965 Outline of contract sections to consider when office or clerical employees are displaced, demoted or laid off under Title 19.
LAI 8/1/1958 Explains cross bargaining of this section.
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