It seems like the rule change just benefits guys who are right at 60. Honestly, who doesn't want to retire at 60. If you can't save enough money as a Captain at a major airline and be comfortable, it would serve you right. I'd be happy to retire at 60, and you know what, at 21 I'm already planning for that day. Then I can get back to doing what I love more than anything on my terms.

I quit my high school baseball team because I got ****ed at one of the assistant coaches. 48 hours later I was over it and begged the head coach to let me back on the team. He said no. One of the biggest regrets of my life. Quitting the union over this is kind of like that. In the not too distant future, this will all be over and those who quit ALPA will be regretting it, and may not ever be back "on the team" regardless of when/if they rejoin later. I'd recommend those cotemplating quitting take a deep breath, wait a month or two, then reconsider.

I wish you the career that you dream of. It doesn't happen that way for many of us. Just when it is that you plan on getting that left seat? What will you do if you lose it and then have to start over? Once, twice, three times? Sick spouse, sick children, a spouse that leaves and takes half of your well planned savings and retirement with him/her.

This is going to be hard to hear, but at 21 you have a lot of growing up to do and a long way to go before you can speak with any authority on what an airline career should look like. Life holds many unplanned suprises, I hope you manage to avoid all of them.

Don't quit.

Riddle for the disgruntled masses at FDX...

What's the difference between

non-member at FDX and

a dues paying FDX union member who sided with the majority on the age 60 issue....

Nothing. You both pay dues and the MEC still voted against your wishes...You just get to wear the lanyard.

HerkDriver...CORRECT!! You win the booby prize, 5 more years of 2 in, 2 out night hub turns at the hub of your choice.

Oh and lets not forget that the LAST item on the list of ALPA's to do list when "movin' and shakin'" at the big table, is to protect your ability to retire at 60, if you want, without penalty.

The very last item...if that don't beat all...

As petty as it may seem. No more hat's and no more lanyard's for awhile for me. Like our most junior guy just hired - purple and orange. I need to step back and take a look at what my MEC just did to me.

RV

I don't blame you for quitting.

Albie, how is that recall thing going? Send me a pm if you want....

My better half has "asked" me to take 24 hours before I do anything I'll regret. I've already got the information needed to process my resignation; I'm sure my mind won't be changed by tomorrow.

For the record, I did EVERYTHING this union asked of me during contract negotiations: no draft, no vlt, picketing, hat, lanyard, blah blah blah. I still won't fly a DP because I can see the damage it does and want thing to be better for ALL of us. I just can't get past the fact that Capt W chose to ignore the 66.1% who wanted a "No" vote at the Executive Board. The motion still would have passed, but atleast our voices would have been heard....