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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 637468" data-attributes="member: 26482"><p>First of all, this whole thing over Seniority started when one of the most senior pt'ers was told his bid was ready to be filled. Turned out that there was a dispute from two other pt'ers over that new bid spot. To make a long story short, the one that was told it was ready didn't get it, got mad, and filed a grieveance. So our local (by way of a vote) decided to go with Company Seniority to rule over everything. Like I said before, we were driven in each category by what we were told was our qualifying date(after going to driving school-our 31st day was our qualifying date). It was done like that for the previous 15-20(some say more) or so. Because of his griveance, it got me and the ones affected looking into the National agreement. It wasn't until I thought of transfering (as a pt'er) that I noticed that Job Classification Seniority and Company Seniority used like they were two different animal, so to speak. I tried to mention what I found in the wage progression to a couple of stewards and was pretty much told that a done deal and if we were to pursue it farther to get a lawyer. We tried to argue PAST PRACTICE before the above mentioned vote took place and were told that it didn't apply and couldn't use it as an arguement. I later was given a page from the steward training manual on Past Practice and everything made sense and seem to apply(at least to me)....lol. That didn't work either. The local and the stewards are sick of hearing from us. That is what brought me to the Cafe. BTW, our BA is the head of our local.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 637468, member: 26482"] First of all, this whole thing over Seniority started when one of the most senior pt'ers was told his bid was ready to be filled. Turned out that there was a dispute from two other pt'ers over that new bid spot. To make a long story short, the one that was told it was ready didn't get it, got mad, and filed a grieveance. So our local (by way of a vote) decided to go with Company Seniority to rule over everything. Like I said before, we were driven in each category by what we were told was our qualifying date(after going to driving school-our 31st day was our qualifying date). It was done like that for the previous 15-20(some say more) or so. Because of his griveance, it got me and the ones affected looking into the National agreement. It wasn't until I thought of transfering (as a pt'er) that I noticed that Job Classification Seniority and Company Seniority used like they were two different animal, so to speak. I tried to mention what I found in the wage progression to a couple of stewards and was pretty much told that a done deal and if we were to pursue it farther to get a lawyer. We tried to argue PAST PRACTICE before the above mentioned vote took place and were told that it didn't apply and couldn't use it as an arguement. I later was given a page from the steward training manual on Past Practice and everything made sense and seem to apply(at least to me)....lol. That didn't work either. The local and the stewards are sick of hearing from us. That is what brought me to the Cafe. BTW, our BA is the head of our local. [/QUOTE]
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