Im pretty sure that is BS and part of the “sell job”...how many in the top third have 10+ years to go? The middle third, yes I’m in that group, will be the hardest hit.
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Deathray
I talked to my union rep for 1.5 hours last night, and we discussed this very thing. His explanation was the more seasoned pilots put up with tremendous loss during the lost decade (ESOP, loss of pension, etc). So, they tried to structure the LOA to allow those with the least time left on property to try to continue to build as much as possible for retirement. He did indicate an EO is part of the package.