MTA or other civil service workers on here. I am curious what your probationary period/job protections/transfer/seniority are like compared to teachers who have been taking a beating in the media over tenure/seniority/rubber rooms/performance. The recent event on Staten Island got me thinking when the officer was put on "desk duty." Isn't that the same thing as a teacher put in the "rubber room." I am assuming full pay and benefits until he has his hearing, the same due process rights that a teacher would have on what is called "tenure," but is actually much different than what is considered "tenure" for a full-time college professor. So, anyone in the know feel free to answer the following questions and state what type of worker you are speaking for:
1. How long are the probationary periods and what do you have to do to gain increased job protections and what exactly are those job protections?
2. How do transfers work? Say a police officer in Brownsville wants to transfer to Bayside, would it be based on seniority or who you know?
3. Say a fire house, police precinct, post office is closed, how is it decided where those workers would be transferred to? If there is an excess amount of workers, will they be laid off or is there some sort of a job bank where they keep on getting paid until a spot opens, or are they used in some capacity even though they might not be needed?
4. If there are layoffs, are the workers who were laid off guaranteed to be the first to be rehired when the city is ready to hire again?
5. How is your job performance evaluated?
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