This whole thread is vaguely familiar. Oh yeah, now I remember:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HX0fIi3H-es

LOL ugh. OK let's keep doing this I guess. What you're saying still isn't true, even if the false premise we all agree is a false premise were to somehow be true.

Even in your hypothetical case (that we agree doesn't exist), if someone worked all of 2019, they'd still get the PS they were due for 2019 in any case. Regardless of their retirement date (let's assume early in 2020 as you've said) all they would theoretically lose (under this fake and nonexistant system that doesn't exist) would be the PS on the 2 months of work. But to protest that, they'd have to voluntarily give up 100% of the wages for those 2 months the 16-17% PS would be extrapolated from. I put the number of pilots who would actually do that for that reason at exactly negative zero point zero divided by zero.

Confirmed yesterday at the MEC meeting that this is 100% rumor and not true.

The Early PS payout last time was both a carrot and a stick the the flight attendants organizing efforts. Of course no one came right out and said it that wa, but it worked. How close are the FA's to a vote? That's the percent chance of getting an early PS Check.