can seniority staff force exchange day off with staff with less senority?? people, change

cllo

At my work place. We have three people including me working at my shift.
I am in the mid. The senior person wants to exchange day off with me. She asked me first. I said no.
Then she use the union rule and make the manager change the shift.
Both of us work 40hrs per work. does she have that right??
From what i know union rule only guarnantee she get the first place to have the 40hr (aka largest block). Is day picking allow??

I called the union and leave voice but havnt get any reply. Manager and payroll person dont know the rule. Any help would be great.

Thank you.

cllo

an00: the manager said since both of us have vacation day next week. it will start second week of feb. and it is switch by force.

LIK: steward is off today. and the rule book is at work. so i am out of luck until i go to work tonight. and i have to face that senior staff.

we have the same day off for 3years now. and i dont know how long she have this working schedule for. but suddenly she want to change. this will completely screw up my other schdule too.

cllo

sheep: sick day doesnt work la. the old lady want to switch schedule with me. not for a week.

cllo

sheep: the way she want to change doesnt affect the other guy. just affact me.

cllo

Attached is the CBA.
She quote 8.05(e) to the manager.

However, looking at the whole section. I fail to see how a seniority person can take someone else (aka me) day off.
from what I understand is the manager have to offer the seniority to have  assignment shift equal in lenght not picking the day.

Also this old lady asked if I want to switch days off with her. last week. and I said no.

and now she quote some stupid union rule.......

cllo

Attached is the CBA.
She quote 8.05(e) to the manager.

However, looking at the whole section. I fai ...
cllo 發表於 2011-1-24 23:30

    the text blocked by lyk label say "equal in length"

cllo

so any take on the rules????

cllo

Lik: i been working for almost three years and both me and the senior staff schedule have never change. which is one of the reason i actually stay with the job.

and my manager is not taking any part of it. cause she afraid to deal with the union. me and my supervisior (GM and controller love her, but shes on vacation, i know bad timing) take that the rule only apply to getting the 40hrs of work not day off.

cllo

dam. stupid manager not doing anything. just letting whatever the old staff and union say.
and the union lady call me, saying this is how it is. senority have the right to pick shift.
but she caught me at a bad time, so i can fight the rule at that time.
but according to 8.05(a) "employer must offer and assign the longest shifts to employees with the most seniority." not assign the longest shift choice by the employees with the most seniority.

cllo

can someone help me define "the employer will make every reasonable effort to apply the principles of seniority to the assignment of shifts which are equal in length." from that 8.05(e)

will you take the principles of seniority as with in context of section 8.05 shifts by seniority.
or
will you think general principles of seniority.

thanks ppl.