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<blockquote data-quote="100%ORIONComplianceGuy" data-source="post: 5920374" data-attributes="member: 109837">The members for starters. Meaning.....I&#039;d prefer it be based on actual contract language that leaves no room for interpretation instead of the current language that allows for local interpretations that vary from local to local and region to region. That would mean we&#039;d have to make sure the language is added (where ever needed) to our applicable supplements. I always heard seniority is everything when I was first hired. But it really isn&#039;t. Except in certain situations. This is my opinion but if seniority truly matters then I feel that we should never lose it. Company seniority would typically rule. A feeder driver that bids back into package should dovetail in seniority. A 22.3 that bids back into package should dovetail as well. And I don&#039;t think it&#039;s right that a part-timer with more company seniority can&#039;t do extra work before a full-timer that already has their guarantee. I&#039;d probably goes as far as letting part-timers that bid later (had to let others jump them due to being in school, family/life situations, etc) into a full-time job dovetail in seniority based on company time. Yes, I know it would suck for someone to get &quot;bumped&quot; like that by a new full-timer, or full-timer that has switched classifications, but at least we could say seniority truly rules. And I&#039;ve actually had that happen to me numerous times in the military. Rank and seniority work similarly that way. You typically carry rank based on date of rank from unit to unit and base to base.&nbsp; But that&#039;s my opinions on the matter. Either way have seniority or we don&#039;t. And I think some areas already operate that way. Or similarly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="100%ORIONComplianceGuy, post: 5920374, member: 109837"] The members for starters. Meaning.....I'd prefer it be based on actual contract language that leaves no room for interpretation instead of the current language that allows for local interpretations that vary from local to local and region to region. That would mean we'd have to make sure the language is added (where ever needed) to our applicable supplements. I always heard seniority is everything when I was first hired. But it really isn't. Except in certain situations. This is my opinion but if seniority truly matters then I feel that we should never lose it. Company seniority would typically rule. A feeder driver that bids back into package should dovetail in seniority. A 22.3 that bids back into package should dovetail as well. And I don't think it's right that a part-timer with more company seniority can't do extra work before a full-timer that already has their guarantee. I'd probably goes as far as letting part-timers that bid later (had to let others jump them due to being in school, family/life situations, etc) into a full-time job dovetail in seniority based on company time. Yes, I know it would suck for someone to get "bumped" like that by a new full-timer, or full-timer that has switched classifications, but at least we could say seniority truly rules. And I've actually had that happen to me numerous times in the military. Rank and seniority work similarly that way. You typically carry rank based on date of rank from unit to unit and base to base. But that's my opinions on the matter. Either way have seniority or we don't. And I think some areas already operate that way. Or similarly. [/QUOTE]

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