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Old 01-17-2014 | 05:07 AM
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Smart man that Hoss.
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Old 01-17-2014 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by texaspilot76
If all those 65+ grannies would all retire, then there wouldnt be any lay offs.
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And their cats would be happier........
If the company really wanted to get them to retire, they should have offered to cover cat food/litter costs and vet visits in the retirement benefits.
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Old 01-17-2014 | 07:39 AM
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The company stole their pension and gutted their retirement medical benefits. The amount of cash they (and we) will have to pony up after retirement for medical coverage alone is significant and is forecast to increase dramatically.

They simply can't afford to retire unless they have other income or wealth. And some wonder why the over 60 crowd didn't leave.
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Old 01-17-2014 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Airhoss
I just want to meet the Librarian.
I've got an over-due book to turn in....

(I think that should have been hyphenated)
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Old 01-17-2014 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by oldmako
The company stole their pension and gutted their retirement medical benefits. The amount of cash they (and we) will have to pony up after retirement for medical coverage alone is significant and is forecast to increase dramatically.

They simply can't afford to retire unless they have other income or wealth. And some wonder why the over 60 crowd didn't leave.
While I don't necessarily disagree with being able to afford retirement...The PBGC benefit, while not even close to matching a pilot pension is darn close to matching an F/A pension, especially if they are over 65. And at 65, there is Medicare.
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Old 01-21-2014 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by oldmako
Why did UAL Corp sign a contract that allowed them to be capped at 80 hours? Perhaps they saw some value in having a relatively well rested employee in the cabin? After all, they get to spend the whole flight as the face of the airline. If I were king of this joint, I would want them to be refreshed, valued, happy and incentivized."
Who are you talking about? I obviously have missed out on the happy ones.
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