Originally Posted by
FangsF15
Westjet pilots, currently flying under another country's rules, who actually expected to have until 67, are being suddenly terminated on a month's notice... That's not the same thing as US pilots who have known for 18 years they can't work past 65.
I don't see the problem here. ALPA is representing the pilots they currently have under the current rules of the country in which they work. IMO, only someone grasping at a reason to be outraged would blow that up into a reason to hate ALPA.
There are a few decent arguments to want to raise the age, this is not one of them.
Fair enough. I had no knowledge of the WJA CBA details when I posted. Still, looking at the surface, the situation appears to be steeped in hypocrisy. Never said I hate ALPA. But there have been plenty of times that I have disliked what they are up to. Sounds like ALPA is taking care of one microcosm of membership, as those dues-paying members would expect.