Intransitgent,
Your post is very insightful. I'd have to check into it a bit further, but what is AC's current retirement age. Isn't it still 60 despite age 65 in Canada/USA. Would AC not be in contravention of Age Discrimination Laws by making its pilot group retire five years earlier than the ICAO mandate??
I am not exactly sure of AC's desires for pushing up their retirement age. Perhaps you have some buddies working there that could shed some light on the wants of the pilots vs. that of the company. Are they working towards an amicable agreement?
As for the issue of solidarity...
I think any issue that affects ANY of the pilot group should be looked at by the WHOLE group. How do you think we got ourselves in this situation? We need to look at issues on the basis of the GREATER GOOD, not what's in it for ME. CX has divided and conquered quite easily for some time now . We need to take down the walls (A vs B, Based vs. HK vs. LEP, etc.) that have divided the group for many years and REGROUP to STAND TOGETHER.
MACH.88