Originally Posted by
DLax85
So pleaseeeeeeeeeee let's not equate racial segreation (where an individual cannot change their race) to a seniority based system, where in fact the underlying linchpin to success is that the junior people will eventually become senior.
(OK...just waiting for your reply that says --- "We'll they will, just 5 yrs later". With that mentality, you'd really be missing the point)
...and for what's it's worth -- this LOA has nothing to do with Age 60. It's woefully substandard on it's own accord.
I was not equating racial segregation to a seniority based system. I am at a loss to understand how you make this connection. What I am saying is, that just because an overwhelming majority of people believe in something, like segregation, or the Age 60 rule, doesn't make it right.
ALPA's supporters in Congress told us (told us through our leadership) that as long we oppose the changing of the retirement age to 65, they could no longer support our position because it was deemed discriminatory.
I don't know how much simpler I can make this. Now I know what Lewis means when he calls himself a "cat herder".