Holly is a senior worker in her organization and she is a member of the union. Her position will be eliminated in sixty days and she will be released from the company. Rather than being unemployed, Ho

Bumping is the specific term in labor relations for when a senior employee, rather than accepting termination, uses contractual seniority rights to displace a junior employee from a lower-level position. This process is governed by collective bargaining agreements and exists to protect senior workers from layoffs by allowing lateral or downward movement within the organization.

Displacement describes what happens to the junior employee who loses their position as a result of the bumping process, not the action the senior employee takes.

Releasing refers to the act of terminating an employee from the organization, which is the outcome Holly is trying to avoid, not the transfer process she is initiating.

Re-organization refers to a broad structural restructuring of an entire organization, not the specific seniority-based position transfer Holly is requesting through her union.