Feb 22nd, 2008 · Delta and Northwest are talking about merging, but they must wait for their pilots to hammer out a deal on union seniority should they merge into one union. The lack of agreement is delaying the airlines' plans to present a proposal for a merger that, if approved, would create the biggest airline in the world.
Jan 19th, 2007 · With Democrats in control of Capitol Hill, blacks in the House wield unprecedented power. Black lawmakers with long seniority will take over key committees in the 110th Congress.
Jun 3rd, 2006 · The acequia system is a centuries-old community water-sharing network used in New Mexico. Water is diverted for agriculture according to a seniority system. But drought and increased population threaten the old way of doing things in the southwest corner of the state.
May 19th, 2005 · Fifth-term Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania harkens back to another era in the Senate, when both parties had members who felt most at home in the political center. Specter's seniority has made him chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, putting him in the middle of the fight over the federal judiciary.
Mar 10th, 2005 · Michele Norris talks with Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), who gained a national profile when he spoke last year at the Democratic Convention. Obama points out that as 99th-ranked senator in seniority in the minority party, discipline and prioritization are key to achieving his goals.