Here is my rant....
When I "signed on" we were paid for training and got full credit for deadhead. Things change as I am sure you know.
One thing that won't change is your right to retire at age 60. No one is trying to change that. They just want the choice to work past 60 if they want to.
You might argue that if your career is temporarily stagnated you will be forced to work past 60 to make up the difference. Well guess what... Everyone's career is being stagnated by all the cuts YOU voted in. Oh yeah tell me again how it wasn't you who voted YES to all those concessions. It was always the other guy who gave away our contract and our profession.
I welcome the right to chose when I retire. It's looking more, and more, like we will all need a few extra years.