Seniority Rights

Re “Job Termination Issues Don’t Belong in Courts,” Commentary, Oct. 12: Joseph Herman’s assertion that a collective-bargaining agreement would not have protected John Guz is disingenuous. He knows that any collective bargaining agreement worth its salt contains a seniority clause. Even if Bechtel had laid off everyone in Guz’s department, his seniority might have allowed him to “bump” into another department depending on contractual language.

JIM ESTES

Teamsters Local 952 Orange

Anaheim Hills