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shall be laid off by the drawing of lots. In the event an employee cannot hold his present <br />classification, he shall have the right to "bump" an employee with lesser seniority in an equal or <br />lower rated classification within the Employer, provided the employee has the ability to do the <br />work of the classification. <br />17.03 A regular full-time employee shall be given a minimum of two (2) weeks advance notice <br />of layoff. <br />17.04 In the event an employee is laid off, he shall receive payment for any earned but unused <br />vacation as quickly as practicable, but no later than fourteen (14) calendar da}~s after the lay-off. <br />ARTICLE 18 RECALL FROM LAY-OFF <br />18.01 Employees shall be recalled to their classification in accordance with seniority or to other <br />jobs they are qualified to perform in accordance with their seniority in the reverse order of their <br />lay-off. An employee on lay-off will be given seven (7) calendar days' notice of recall from the <br />date on which the United States Postal Service znalces the first attempt to deliver the recall notice <br />by certified mail to the employee's last known address as shown on the Employer's records. This <br />period may be extended by agreement between the Employer and the Union. <br />ARTICLE 19 PROMOTIONS, BIDDING, TRANSFERS AND <br />JOB TRAINING <br />19.01 When a vacancy occurs within a job classification covered by the terms of this <br />Agreement, or a new job is created within the meaning of Article 24 of this Agreement, the <br />Employer shall post a notice of the opening for seven (7) consecutive calendar days on bulletin <br />boards within each department. The notice shall contain the job classification, title, rate of pay, <br />department and a brief job description. Any employee may apply for any such opening posted by <br />filing a written application on forms provided by the Employer, with the Service Director on or <br />before the last day of the posting period. Any application not timely filed need not be given <br />consideration. This Article provides the procedure for filling promotional positions covered by <br />this Agreement. No Civil Service exams shall be given for promotions to job classifications <br />covered by this Agreement. <br />19.02 The Employer shall accept timely applications from all members of the bargaining unit. <br />Applications shall be considered and jobs awarded to applicants, however, only in accordance <br />with the following order of consideration: <br />First. The Employer must first consider applicants holding positions that are within <br />the same Famil}~ of Jobs as the position posted, and who are either in the next lower <br />classification, are lateral transfers, or are downward transfers. If no such applicant meets <br />the job qualifications set forth below, then the Employer may next move to the next level of <br />consideration; <br />Second. The Employer must next consider applicants holding positions that are <br />within the same Family of Jobs as the position posted, and who are in the second next lower <br />14 <br />