- 3 - exercise his or her seniority to bump an employee with less seniority and take that employee’s position. The employee with less seniority could then take the layoff or find another employee with less seniority to bump. This seniority bumping arrangement was in place across the country, so that an NWA mechanic looking to keep his or her job at NWA had to look at several different cities to find a less senior employee to bump. Most employees exercised their seniority in the way that would give them positions in cities as close as possible to their families. Petitioner received a bump notice in April 2003. Petitioner chose to exercise his seniority and bump another employee rather than accept the layoff. Bumping another employee meant petitioner could stay an NWA employee and could retain his health benefits. Some of the most senior mechanics were able to bump to positions in Duluth, Minnesota, but petitioner did not have the seniority to get a spot in this nearby city. Petitioner was able to bump to the next closest location, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He started working in Milwaukee in April 2003. Petitioner’s position in Milwaukee had no specific end date. Petitioner expected to return to Minneapolis as soon as there was an NWA job available in Minneapolis that he had enough seniority to obtain. The timing of a return to Minneapolis would depend onPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 10, 2007