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3. Give the employee a choice of; i. Having the interview without representation; or ii. Ending the interview. (c) If Village management denies the request for a union representation and continues to ask questions, it commits an unfair labor practice and the worker has a right to refuse to answer. The employer may not discipline the worker for such a refusal. (d) Written reprimands, warnings and disciplines shall be made by the Superintendent, Village Administrator or Mayor based on evidence, documented reports or narratives provided by Village employees. (e) Verbal reprimands and warnings shall be made by the Leadman or Superintendent. ARTICLE 9 - SENIORITY Section 1. Definition - Employee seniority shall be defined as the total length of continuous service with the Village of Springville since his last date of employment. Section 2. Accrual of Seniority. (a) Seniority shall begin with the last date of entering the service of the Village of Springville. Two or more persons who entered the service on the same day shall, when necessary, have their relative seniority determined by the use of the alphabetic system in the following sequence; last name, first name, and middlename. (b) The Chief Steward shall be retained in the Village of Springville service in the event of layoff regardless of his position on the seniority list so long as there is work he has the ability to do. The Union Stewards shall have the same rights within their Division. (c) All changes in employment including new appointments to the Village, promotions, demotions, transfers and re-classifications shall be probationary and subject to a probationary period of six (6) months after appointment. At any time during the probationary period the Village Board may remove the employee from the appointment. Any employee on a probationary appointment resulting from a change of employment as a promotion, demotion, transfer or re-classification shall have the right to return to his or her previous appointment if the Board decides to remove him or her from the probationary appointment. (d) Following the successful completion of an apprentice's training program, his journeyman seniority date in that skilled trade's classification shall be established as of the date the employee entered the apprentice program. Any time lost due to a layoff occurring during such training program will result in an adjustment in the journeyman seniority date equal to the period of layoff. Section 3. Loss of Seniority. Employees shall lose their seniority for the following reasons: 10