Originally Posted by
Homa
Are you the type of person who would contribute money to the furloughed pilots' fund? Are you the type of guy who would vote yes for an assessment to provide medical coverage for your furloughed brothers and sisters? Are you willing to drop down to your monthly min to save some jobs? If the answer is yes, then great. Stay until you're 65.
Almost none of your 60+ guys are willing to do any of the things I mentioned above to help.
You don't like the fact that I'm painting with a broad brush. I see the behavior of the senior guys at my airline. But, I've also talked to my friends at other airlines. Their experience has been about the same.
Tough to say for sure. At pre-merger Delta, we don't have enough 60+ year-olds to draw any conclusion, and I'd be surprised if there is a very big group at any other airline. (The law didn't change
that long ago).
We do have a history of passing those type of assessments by an overwhelming margin, though, so I would guess that the very senior guys voted for them, too.
I've got to wonder if you (a) actually know that many pilots that are over 60 years old, (b) know how they have voted on assessments, and (c) have seen their pay sheets for the month. The senior guy you describe is more myth than reality, IMO.
FWIW, you never have, and never will, see me painting any group with a broad brush.