Time to end seniority?
Flight International, today's editorial:
(17-23 July 2001)
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..."Rigid union-backed rules governing seniority are a major disincentive for eperienced pilots to seek alternative flying jobs, because they would have to start all over again at the bottom of the ladder."...
..."...why shouldn't airline pilots be able to take their skills and experience elsewhere in the market place where they can command higher financial rewards, just as professionals in most other industry sectors are able to do without sacrificing seniority?"
Why not indeed? Could a defender of seniority please explain why it is a good practice?