"You'll get a shot at making contract inputs again--that's one thing I thought we did do right last time. While pushing the over-60 guys out on a ice flow might be satisfying thought, thats all it is...a fantasy. The reality is a bunch of folks have changed the rules on us, and to help offset the damage we all get to try to work together. I think some of that senior crowd can be magnanimous to help the rest of us out. If they cannot--I promise I'll be the first to point it out."

Albie,
One quick point. I am not advocating pushing anyone over 53 when this contract was signed onto an ice flow. (FH and his ilk are another matter! I would like to witness his encounter with any polar bears with his "injured" [yeah right] shoulder.) I am simply stating the need to take care of those left behind by the last contract and the Age change and most of them were under 53. Look at it this way, Age 53 and over was a priority on the last contract (though none of us really knew it) and it was taken care of. Now we move on to the next priority. That priority should not include taking anything away from those over 53 last October, just not getting them more in the next contract the priority again.

Congrats on your election and thank you for your willingness to serve. I could not vote for you or Vic but would have if able. Honestly, I don't see anything getting done in this union until DW is gone. He has ostracized this crew force, especially the junior pilots, and I have a bad feeling he is about to bone us again with the retro guys coming back without a bid. I hope I am wrong but his actions the last couple of years point to a different outcome. Anyway, thanks for your hard work and let us know what we can do to help.