Originally Posted by
767pilot
Perhaps they will when people in favor of keeping the rule acknowledge the damage that age 60 does to the careers of the other half. In other words, it is all parochial no matter which side of the coin one finds himself.
To those who say that you can quit at 60 if it changes and you don't like it, I would suggest that the rule change takes away 3-5 extra years (not all will go to 65 for one reason or another) of quality of life from that guy. There needs to be some empathy for that too.
Group hug <G>
QOL and that's 'all' huh? That's never been a big deal in this industry anyway. Parochial? Beautiful word triple word score, have you been watching 'Who's Harry Crumb?' lately?
Seriously though, would these be the same people that no matter what airline find a way to negotiate/ratify higher pension rates benefits for themselves each contract cycle? I wonder how long that will hold up and who will get to hold the bag 5 years longer in the end? The rule has been the rule as long as everyone around here has been around, why exactly is one sides sob story suddenly more important than the others. Why do I not find it funny that the people pushing this cr@p the hardest are at carriers that are doing the best? No matter how Prater rock tries to spin it, the boys of UA, DAL, and the others who lost their A plans aren't the primary impetus on this deal from the pilot side.