Wino,
I AM sure of the circumstances, (of the EAL 89) and I beg to differ that "most" are not now retired. Many are, and many are not...even more have left aviation all together...
EAL ran a type rating mill with management ck airmen before their authorization was pulled, and many of those folks are now at other airlines...easy to get a job at Emerites or the Pacific Rim with that B-757/767 or A-300 type...
However, many of us who "drank the cool-aid" and followed the MEC lost a lot...only to have to try to get it back again sans benefit of the J/S for interviews, etc...
Therefore...I agree it is water under the bridge, and time won't heal old wounds...but like ALPA says they won't forget, neither will I...
I thank my maker every day for my aviation career, and if I had it to do over there are a few things I would change (with the benefit of Monday morning QB'ing) one of which I would most likely be one of the "Golden 201" (first day "sc@bs") at EAL considering how I feel about being sold out by ALPA...
And no matter how you feel Wino, Capt. Chamb...in was a friend of mine, and what happened to her a/c that fateful day in May 96 over the everglades has nothing to do with her politics...
Her ability as a Pilot, Captain and Friend had nothing to do with why that jet crashed (have you read the accident report?) and I take personal offense that you would bring this up in a discussion regarding ALPA and picket lines....
Thank you...rant over...but not forgotten...