Originally Posted by
Popeye
Seniority may give me the right to choose the blue scooby snack, but not the jerky found in the green one. While I acknowledge the seniority issue that permeates our industry, it should only go so far. I am no fan of bot bidders, but I am more adverse to spending lucrative negotiating capital on issues that benefit a small demographic versus the greater good, especially when that demographic has reaped the most out of the most recent contract and legislative changes.
Have you ever thought it may be the company that would prefer the seniority based system? The time based trip trades were from the era when you filled out a form and either FAX'd it, or handed it to CRS. I think you will find that senior people do very little trip trading. They just pick a number of lines they like and in most cases get one of the top three. The real battle for open time is in the mid to junior people in each seat position.