These people don't want to be reinstated! They want to be paid out plain and simple!
That's possible for an undetermined number of them, but so what? That doesn't effect the underlying principle of discrimination, and if someone gets a settlement because they were discriminated against long after the company and ACPA were told they were discriminating then who do you think bears the responsibility?
BTW the pension doesn't have the same appeal to the newer generation of pilots as it did to those in the past. Most that were hired recently have rrsp's and other investment vehicles. The pension is a more like a bonus. IMHO
You're right in a sense. Judging by the number of "Maximum 60" stickers out there and the vociferous objection to respecting human rights among newer pilots, it is obvious they aren't thinking about their pension. If they were they would realize they are fighting to decrease the size of the one they will get.
As those pilots get closer to collecting that pension you can be assured their attitude will change.