12.1 All newly hired employees shall be required to serve a period of job probation consisting of 2080 straight time hours worked. Any employee who has passed probation on one position and moves to a different position shall be required to serve a probationary period of 2080 straight time hours in the new position.

12.2 During any period of job probation in this unit, an employee shall not have access to the Grievance Procedure for the purpose of grieving discharge, unless the employee charges that such discharge is in violation of Article VI.