I'm not pro or con ALPA. I am ALPA. ALPA is just a union. They do not make laws in the US, the legislative branch does. ALPA might try and affect law/rule changes. The retirement age concerns all pilots, but that doesn't mean we can do anything to change it or keep it the same. I'm not saying we shouldn't try, I'm saying the FAA/federal government does what they want. I've written my congressmen and they said they support the change because of age discrimination. They make the laws, we only vote them in (and out!).