The Bus possesses capabilities that the Guppy does not. Along with other company needs they are realigning the system. This is further complicated with the continued righting of the seniority system. Conspiracies are not in play and seniority engineering is not required. Time will solve the issues.

Give it another year. Then we can watch the 787 seniority balance itself. If you open your eyes, predicting what will happen isn't that difficult.