jetjockey#1
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There is growing support within the pilot unions to change the “Age 60 Rule". The following unions and pilot employee groups have gone on record that they support a change the Age 60 Rule:
US AIRWAYS
IBT Teamsters Airline Division
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION (Independent)
JET BLUE (Independent)
AMERICAN TRANS AIR/ATA (ALPA Master Executive Council)
AMERICA WEST MEC (ALPA Master Executive Council)
SPIRIT (ALPA Master Executive Council)
CONTINENTAL (ALPA Local Executive Councils of Houston and Newark)
The only two organized labor unions that remain officially oppose a change to the “Age 60 Rule”, are ALPA and APA. Even though ALPA's official position is that they are still against it, there are growing sentiments within the rank and file of ALPA for changing the "Age 60 Rule”.
ALPA no longer has any credibility in telling Congress that the "Age 60 Rule" must not change. This is because the Airline Pilots Association's (ALPA) signed Canadian air carrier “Jazz” to a contract allowing pilots to fly to age 65. ALPA represents Jazz and has approved a contract that set pensions at age 60 and allows flight to age 65. Additionally, ALPA's Ex-President Duane Woerth publicly stated that he would sign any ALPA over age 60 contract for a United States carrier if the Age 60 Rule were to be changed in the United States.
CAL is not in favor of changing the age 60 rule. What you probably mean is, The MINORITY, some of whom happen to be part of the MEC, for now, are in favor. However, the MAJORITY of CAL pilots do not want to change the age 60 rule, just like ALPA, remember that survey which resulted in almost 7 out 10 pilots being oposed to any change of the rule. I guess the ALPA MECs you are talking about are the 3 out of 10.
For the record at AWA, the 15 or so buddies that I have there are passionately opposed to any change of the rule.
The MAJORITY of airline pilots have spoken very loud and clear:
7 out 10 ALPA members don't want to change the rule. Leave it alone, and bring the thousands of furloughs back to their jobs, and providing for their families.
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