Personally I think this is completely misguided. I think what happened is that this legislative effort took them by surprise and they had to go with a gut call and they didn't have the usual time to bring out the vaseline to ease the message.
Realistically we all knew this was coming. Realistically the leadership is doing what they can to mitigate the damage. Realistically the seniority argument holds water. Realistically so many of the back seaters are so close to 65 already the remaining number that would have a shot at returning to the left seat is minimal. So it's a big pill to swallow, but I personally know DW is rabidly against age 65 and is doing what he and alpa can to mitigate the damage. Someone else may take the majority message up the hill, but end up getting more people screwed even with good intentions. This situation is the proverbial rock and a hard place and I think the leadership and MEC deserve a lot more thought put into this by us than this knee jerk reaction.
FWIW I too am against 65, but have known it was just a matter of time and the time has come. Is it really worth tearing apart the Union over a fait acompli. My vote is a resounding no! Think about this.