If they were around for "decades" , then they have been created by the previous hog board while they were on the bottom. It's the old "I finally got mine after years of being snubbed. Now it's my turn." Very selfish, very childish. This isn't the army, seniority isn't rank. We all pay the same amount dues, at least after two years. If there's a strike, the 30 year man needs the three year man on the picket line with him. Superseniority for stewards is wrong,....and I say that as a steward. The top of the board should be cultivating good Union habits in the bottom of the board,....Solidarity,....being an active member,...looking out for your fellow employee,...Proving that a Union employee is the best employee,...the most professional,.......these are the things the top of the board should be promoting.....through example. Sadly,...in some places, this doesn't happen. Probably why we are in this position,..contract-wise,..that we are in now. But,....if you think Union companies are the only ones with a few selfish employees,....you haven't been around very many non-Union docks. Knee pads are the uniform of the day,...and management promotes a culture of snitches. Some non-union guys resist and try to maintain their dignity,....but many,...in fear for their job,....do not. Come now, Rollin62,...you were/are at Conway. Tell us all about kneepads and snitches.........
As a steward every so often I get a complaint from someone about super-seniority and I have never understood what that is. Recently I had a member call me who was upset because he had held for a turn (on the road board) and ended up being drafted onto a lay-down run because the board was exhausted. He called me wanting to know why he was not given a choice of runs in his seniority spot simply because he held for turn. I asked one of the older drivers who, was a steward several years ago, and he said ‘if that driver had been given a choice, he would have exercised super-seniority.’ I did not see it that way and I re-read the contract book looking for super-seniority with no luck. So, if someone could explain super-seniority to me I would greatly appreciate it.