Originally Posted by
Busboy
We(FDX) do have guys, over 60, on LOA.
You missed my point on DAL, UAL, etc...Those are the over age 60 guys whose lawyers would love for us to bring back our over 60 S/O's to the front seat. Their arguement would be that they did not have the option to stay in the back, nor were they allowed to go on a LOA. Thus, they were forced to retire. The only difference between them and our guys...Is we had S/O's. They should still have the same capabilities to operate an airplane.
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First off how many Pilots over 60 are on a leave of Absence?
And what are the circumstances of that leave?
Secondly, I did not miss your point.
We have had Pilots retire here at FedEx early, i.e. before 60 and once they retire, they can't come back even though they are still legal to fly. Our contract doesn't allow for it. ALPA is not fighting for anything not already adrressed in our contract. Our contract stated "FAA Rgulated AGE' in terms of being able to fly. If the Regulated age changes, the Government is doing that not ALPA. ALPA is only stating that seniority rights currently allowed in our contract must be preserved for ALL active pilots.