theconductor Wrote:
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> I never said or implied that management would
> dictate who worked which jobs. I would hope that
> both the unions and managers could work together
> to come up with a better system. The idea that
> some horrible lazy employee has better days off
> than me just because he's been around longer is
> infuriating and in my opinion the whole idea is
> absurd.

Well, that's the way a seniority-based system in any industry works, not just the railroad. If you didn't find that out before you hired on, then shame on you. Stick around long enough and you'll accrue enough seniority to hold a better job. Then the junior employees will @#$%& about you, too.

An alternative, I suppose, would be for you to go to work for a railroad that doesn't have a seniority system.