Age 60: Picketing ALPA
10-20-2006, 03:56 PM
#22
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Originally Posted by shackone
How about updating your profile? I'm trying to get a feel for your credentials, and your current profile isn't hacking it.
10-20-2006, 04:07 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by Andy
Um, OK. Your perspective on my efforts.
The pro-change crowd is well organized and gets the word out to our politicians. I am merely trying to rally the MAJORITY of pilots to rebut the pro change crowd.
I may not stop this from changing, but at least I'll have put forth my best effort to stop it. It sounds like you'd prefer that I sit silently on the sidelines.
The pro-change crowd is well organized and gets the word out to our politicians. I am merely trying to rally the MAJORITY of pilots to rebut the pro change crowd.
I may not stop this from changing, but at least I'll have put forth my best effort to stop it. It sounds like you'd prefer that I sit silently on the sidelines.
Actually I hope when you correspond with politicians you stress the point "they knew the rules when they signed on". I think that's the best argument you got going and should impress all those over 60 Senators and Congressmen.
10-20-2006, 04:16 PM
#24
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Originally Posted by Orion
Actually I hope when you correspond with politicians you stress the point "they knew the rules when they signed on". I think that's the best argument you got going and should impress all those over 60 Senators and Congressmen.
10-20-2006, 04:20 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by Andy
How about using the frickin' search function?
Let me try again. All your profile refers to is a military staff background...yet you speak out on airline subjects. I don't think these subjects are the norm for Air Staff discussions (but I may be wrong...much has happened since I retired).
What airline background do you have?
Simple question...can't be that hard to answer.
10-20-2006, 05:38 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by Packer Backer
They are so out of touch they did a poll of their membership on the age 60 rule. We all know what the results were. Did SWAPA do a poll? Or do they simply have a vocal minority driving their agenda?
10-20-2006, 05:45 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by tenpiloto
And the ALPA poll (or your opinion) means only this: "You old highly-experienced pilots move out and let me move up", and nothing else. But I would like each of you who feel that way to look one of us in the eye and promise that when you reach age 60 you will immediately resign!!! Each and every one of you who opposes the change now knows that the law will change a long time before you reach that age, but of course that will be fine as long as a few more hundred of us get off top of the seniority lists. Now look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that the real reason is "safety". You all need to be ashamed of yourselves.
You are the one's that should be ashamed.
10-20-2006, 06:50 PM
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Never ceases to amaze me how people insist on trying to change age 60 to their benefit, while at the same time screwing the career expectations of others. I sure hope age 60 stays for a number of reasons, but one in particular is the financial impact that keeping the higher paid folks around will have on the industry. You guys don't deserve anything more than the forty somethings and thirty somethings behind you....So stop your crying, plenty of 135 flying to be done!
ALPA got this one right!
ALPA got this one right!
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