Ac Should Not Go To 65 Because Its Pilots Do Not Want To Go To 65. I Really Thought The Pilots Were The Ones That Mattered In This Case. Very Simple.
Pilots won't have to go to 65 if they don't want to just as before. No one is making them stay, and no one is changing the pension so they have to continue working. The only thing that's changing is the ability to force someone out at age 60. In this country that is age discrimination which is illegal. Majority wishes, negotiated contracts, compensation schemes and a misguided attachment to how things used to be do not grant permission to break the law in Canada. Air Canada pilots are in for a rough time until they wrap their brains around that fact.
No, enginefireleft, there isn't any crying from the FTYD opponents, just a well-developed feeling that it is somehow latently unfair for an individual to make it to the top of the pyramid, solely by virtue of the fact that hundreds retired gracefully ahead of him, only to have this same individual start (usually in his last few years before age 60) crying that his civil rights are being trampled on.
Yes Taco, I know what's causing all the angst over this issue and I completely agree it's anger over a few people walking away with a perceived windfall. So what? These laws will be with us for decades to come and will provide you, me and everybody else with the option when we reach age 60 instead of forcing us out. In the larger picture it is protecting every single one of us against a form of discrimination which cannot be imposed upon us by majority opinion, just like every other form of discrimination. Viewed in the larger context the anger against those few who stood up for their rights (and yours whether you see it now or not) is small minded and petty. In time all but the most narrow minded will see this as inevitable and right.
for myself I intend to banckrupt the pension plan! Flying tomorow, but its OK, my F/O is twenty four, her heart shouldnt stop pumping half way through the flight. For the folks demanding to stay at the "old firm", get a bloody life!Track me if you wish, CG KOZ.
Man...where to start. You would be happy bankrupting the pension? Thanks Clunk, but I would rather it be around for me and everyone that follows. You should also follow your own advice to get a bloody life because it sounds to me like you're still working.