Replacing Consumerism

I understand why you might feel that way, but I don't see the logic of it. What is the basis for a right to any particular number of hours, and more specifically to overtime hours. Why shouldn't the most efficient employee be assigned to any given work task rather than the most senior employee?If seniority doesn't translate to being more efficient, why should management respect seniority?

Quite often the more experienced person is a cost saver over using cheaper labor. I certainly charge more for my services that I did when I was inexperienced.What you describe as being favoritism is completely foreign from my own understanding of the term, and I'd guess it isn't what most people would consider favoritism. I suspect that we have a fundamental disagreement that won't be resolved by my picking further at your word usage.I do believe unions are necessary, but if I were convinced that this kind of thing was really the reason why unions exist, I'd have to reconsider that position.