I don't think it has changed Nitpicker, but maybe it has and I just can't notice it due to seniority above me.
I tell you what, all this doubt makes me think that I should talk to the Union and maybe they need to give us a presentation on the exact process that crew planners go through to comply with seniority based requests.
That should settle all this confusion.
For the meantime, I take it back, I'm not sure how I will vote.