Originally Posted by
Denny Crane
MikeF16,
Just one question. How does it abrogate seniority?
Hmmmmmm..........let me think about this............could I say all the guys/gals that might like the idea of a VB (probably a lot of commuters) are now virtually (
) being thrown under the bus?
The last is not directed at you or anyone in particular. Just pointing out a different viewpoint.
Denny
It's a good question and no offense taken.
Commuters lose no seniority in commuting. They have made a voluntary choice to use their seniority to enable their commuting lifestyle. VB will remove trips from the bid package which somebody who hasn't bid a VB (both commuters and those who live in domicile) would have had access to.
Example: Senior commuter lives in Dallas and uses their seniority to bid double commutable NYC trips. VB established in Tampa. All those late sign-in early sign-out trips that used to do NYC-TPA are now gone to a new hire who just happens to live in Florida and bid the TPA VB. How is that fair? That has most definitely abrogated the seniority system.