bcflyer says that none of the Age 60 complainants said anything prior to their retirement. Actually, quite a few of the complainants objected to the Age 60 Policy.
First, bcflyer should know that 60 did not appear in the contract till the mid eighties. CALPA opposed a mandatory retirement age till that time, and if a complainant was hired before that, they did not agree to 60 when they were hired, and their Union opposed it. At one time, 45 was the limit for Commercial pilots in Canada. Pilots hired under that limit stayed when it was eliminated; no-one thought that was wrong. Pilots hired when various medicall conditions werre career ending, and who subsequentky contracted those conditions, stayed or returned when medical standards changed; no-one saw that as wrong. One pilot returned after more than ten years off after fighting to have his condition accepted; no-one thought that was wrong.
60 was put into the Pension Agreement when one individual fought 60, won, and was reinstated. 60 was slipped into the Agreement without negotiation and nothing was gained in exchange. Few people liked the individual in question, and 60 was slipped in to prevent anyone else trying the same thing. Quite a few people supported the principle of eliminating discrimination, and spoke out against age based retirement throughout their careers. Some suggested using the pension savings of pilots staying longer to let others retire early without penalty.
Many of those same pilots suppoorted various measures to avoid layoffs of junior pilots, or provide accomodations and expenses for new-hires. In general, Senior Pilots supported Junior Pilots throughout their careers.
If greed enters this discussion, it might be laid at the feet of those who wish to perpetuate discrimination, because they consider that righting this wrong will inconvenience them personally. One strong supporter of the Age 60 policy was hired at 20, will have nearly a 40 year career even at 60, and for some reason wishes to prevent others who were older when hired from improving their pension by working till they personally want to retire.