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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 1923459" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>The feeder department I was in,&nbsp; Your seniority date started over when you went into feeders, with the exception of your company seniority, which was used to accrue vacation weeks.&nbsp; I went from #2 in my package center to about #90 or so when I went into feeders in 1985.&nbsp; You basically start over.&nbsp; You are lower than a snake&#039;s belly in a wagon wheel rut.&nbsp; Every contract time, it was brought up about using 1 seniority date only, and base everything on that.&nbsp; Would I have liked that?&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; I would have moved up 20 spots in seniority overnight.&nbsp; It never happened, and I&#039;m ok with that.&nbsp; Changing the rules in midstream and jump ahead of people would cause a lot of animosity among your fellow feeder drivers. There is not a lot of turnover in the feeder depart compared to other classifications.&nbsp; Feeder drivers are a close knit bunch and we would go to wall for a fellow feeder driver.&nbsp; Don&#039;t need or want a bunch sudden enemies to work around.&nbsp; I agree with the way it is currently done.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 1923459, member: 52978"] The feeder department I was in, Your seniority date started over when you went into feeders, with the exception of your company seniority, which was used to accrue vacation weeks. I went from #2 in my package center to about #90 or so when I went into feeders in 1985. You basically start over. You are lower than a snake's belly in a wagon wheel rut. Every contract time, it was brought up about using 1 seniority date only, and base everything on that. Would I have liked that? Sure. I would have moved up 20 spots in seniority overnight. It never happened, and I'm ok with that. Changing the rules in midstream and jump ahead of people would cause a lot of animosity among your fellow feeder drivers. There is not a lot of turnover in the feeder depart compared to other classifications. Feeder drivers are a close knit bunch and we would go to wall for a fellow feeder driver. Don't need or want a bunch sudden enemies to work around. I agree with the way it is currently done. [/QUOTE]

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