Originally Posted by
pinseeker
When you totally change the rules on how someones retirement is calculated, i.e. a high 5 years vs average income over your career, then yes, there should be a realignment bid.
You say that their seniority will be honored in any future bid, but what if they try to move, but there aren't enough vacancies. Then the Captain who is 5 years junior to the other senior pilot increases their retirement while the senior pilot can't.
My guess is you were not a fan of the age 65 realignment bid even those guys were all senior to you. Did we honor seniority then by doing a realignment bid or should they have just let them upgrade if/when there was a vacancy bid?