rotected by seniority. (1999)."Richard Lester, author of Manpower Planning, believes that seniority places less qualified employees ahead of employees who are often better educated, more skilled in computers. Arthur Whitehill & Shin Ichi Takezawa in Work Ways, concluded the same thoughts "Younger worker in some cases are more competent than older workers because of [them being} better education, greater adaptability and physical fitness."The public sector and much of the private sector have recognized seniority for quite sometime. We can find this system practiced by older teachers at various universities who are often protected by tenure. Professor Daniel Barber has even stated in candid conversion that when he was the department chair for the Master of Public Administration he took care of the tenured faculty first.Knowing this, why do Opponents of affirmative action, have appeared to be, judgmental of about so-called "merit" and "preference", why isnt there the same concern about the biggest workplace exception to strict meritocracy Seniority? Seniority is yet another way to protect the "good o boys networks". Found in many of the historically white male dominated professions, for example, Firefighters, police, school superintendents, and college professors.Coming from a public sector background (Disabled Army War Veteran, Bureau of Prisons office administrator, Department of Veterans Affairs administrator, and to many federal internships to count) I support the seniority system in those places where affirmative action is still in place. Workplace should reflect the diversity of the community it serves, seniority is a fair system of labor management relations. Seniority gives employees for the personnel problems and private preferences of an employer. However, seniority is a widely used exception to strict merit system only if the workplace is democratic and applied with affirmative action the workplace can become more inclusiv...
