The situation is even a little more bizzare........This pilot is one of the three excutive members of the "Age 60 Committee"....which is an MEC creation. One of the requirements of that committee is that you must support denying the pilots of AC the option of flying past 60. Again, one would think that the MEC would want to have an unbiased opinion as to what the group would want. The much touted survey in 2005 as to what direction the pilot group should take was flawed in a number of areas...The MEC declared right at the start of the survey that they supported maintaining Age 60. Hard to believe that they would do that but then again its not. You don't have to be a member of Mensa, to realize that this polling was anything but biased.The MEC was also told that some of the facts that they presented as part of their argument were out of date but no corrections.
You be the judge......Is the Age 60 Committee and the MEC unbiased ??
Much has been made of the solidarity of the Jazz pilots. FYI.... The leadership of the pilots of Jazz decided in 2002 that because some of their older pilots wished to continue flying past 60, that they would approach the company and negotiate this benefit [although the CA had not expired] The company agreed. Leadership is the key here......Once again you be the judge. Maybe that's why they have indexed pensions ?
Again, one would think that we would receive the same benefits as the Jazz pilots negotiated just recently....makes sense...but do we have the solidarity to back it up ? If not, which I think is correct....Who do we blame...the MEC or ourselves ? You be the judge !!!!!!!!!