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Originally Posted by
terminal
But they also do line bidding which really doesn’t have he same computing requirements as PBS.
PBS isn't so much a problem in and of itself. Global solution is. There are PBS systems that exist that do not abrogate seniority and are much more user friendly.
I get your point about staffing but I would hate to go back to bidding on prebuilt lines.
The issue for me is this.....SENIORITY.
PBS is redefining seniority and what it means. We are now in a situation whereby our union is helping the company water-down, abrogate, or marginalize our seniority.
Our seniority is Locked In when we do a vacancy bid. It's written in stone if we have a furlough right? It's cut and dry if we have a displacement bid. It's dead on balls accurate when you bid for vacation right?
So, why is it, that when we do something that's so important 12 times a year we simply throw the seniority list under the couch and simply use it as a "guide" to loosely define your seniority, and instead come up with terms like overall solution constraints and then mash that in with relative seniority. That's like virtual seniority. Is that the same as driving a virtual BMW, or am I still driving a Volkswagen?
Lock and load the seniority numbers for the monthly bid the same way as we do for our vacation bids and vacancy bids.