Originally Posted by Rolf

Candide,

You missed my point. If the award was straight relative or a staple, it is water under the bridge. I get their argument and I very much get ours. The point I was trying to make (poorly): WE are going to be facing issues in the future that can easier be won, if we don't **** off any more people on our seniority list than we need. I think we can get more accomplished if we at least hear each others grievances and scratch each others backs. Probably utopian but wine does that. For the record, my objection to this integration isn't so much the list (relative seniority wouldn't have been fair, imo) but the implementation and lack of remedies for those harmed.

Rolf