Mr. Chief Justice Burger, concurring in part and dissenting in part. I agree generally with Mr. Justice Powell, but I would stress that although retroactive benefit-type seniority relief may sometimes be appropriate and equitable, competitive-type seniority relief at the expense of wholly *781 innocent employees can rarely…
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