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>All what matters there is tenure, not the quality of employee you are.

From what I understand is this is done because it's the fairest way. Unions, like anything, can be corrupted. It would be funny if the union rep's nephew always got promotions over other people. This is an attempt to prevent that. In other words, it's the least-worst way of doing it.

>My takeaway is that she would be far more successful in a non unionized workplace because hers was definitely more beneficial for slackers.

Possibly. In my experience, it's usually in the form of a $5 Starbucks gift card every year. It really depends on the position and the company. I've seen a lot of hard ass workers get treated like shit.



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