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Originally Posted by Poison
Thats absolutely false.
You think ten people within the union apply, they dont even bother to look at any of these people except who has the most seniority? Uh huh.....
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I'm not sure about all unions, but, way back when, I was in a union. When a job posting came up, the person with the most seniority got the job - period. The didn't look at anything else. The only exceptions were if the job called for an electrican for example, than the most senior electrican that applied for the job got it. But, for the majority of the jobs and postings, it was strictly given to the person with the most seniority. That is only my experience with unions.
I could see it being a bit different in something like the public sector unions - obviously, some of the jobs and promotions require specific qualifications and skills. So, in these cases, I can see that it is not based on seniority alone.
These days, I am self employed. I have to thank my old union job for getting me enough money to get an education and be able get a very prosperous and rewarding career.