I just ordered the book. Thanks for that.

I "understand" the history or more to say I recognize that this is the accepted norm, but it is ridiculous and I do not understand the rationale behind it. Just to say, "That's the way its always been" is not good enough. My point being is that if this practice was implemented then it can be unimplemented (not even sure it that's a word).
I just read the RLA (The Railway Labor Act) and it says nothing about experience not counting. The RLA as I understand it is all about arbitration, mediation, and unions. This is not what I am talking about. I am talking about an industry standard that seems to be accepted without question. Why do [/B]we[/B] allow this to happen? I guess that is my question: Why?