Thanks for posting that. Do you also have a copy of that handy template/form letter you posted several months ago?
I'll PM out some stuff late today/early tomorrow.
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Thanks for posting that. Do you also have a copy of that handy template/form letter you posted several months ago?
I don't delight in this at all FlopGut as you know my personal opinion on the issue. The limited scope of the Panel is real. We were tasked with a specific mission and we are accomplishing that mission. The policy and politics of the issue are being dealt with well above my pay grade. Do you know where the CAL MEC is on this issue? Have you talked to Captain Donaldson about where he thinks this issue should go? He will be representing CAL at the Executive Board and voting on this resolution on behalf of all CAL pilots. I suggest you point your frustration in the appropriate place...I'm not the right target unfortunately.
-Neal
You'd actually be wrong in your bet then. But the only time we discussed our personal opinions was in the first 5 minutes of our first meeting. After that we never brought it up again (rightfully so). The BRP is not about the merits of changing the age or not changing the age. That is a common misconception unfortunately. We are just technicians studying the effects of a possible change and what ALPA should do IF the age does in fact change.
-Neal
This could come into effect as early as September this year. There is a possibilty it will be sometime next year, but it's very unlikely to take the full 18-24 months. This recent polling, the BRP, and the latest revelation that the rule may be unilaterally changed by National is nothing more than an effort to expedite the change. Nothing has changed with the membership's support of age 60, they simply re-phrased the question.
Can some one provide me with an intelligent (ie. no immature rants) on the opposition to raising the retirement age to 65? I guess I just am not understanding why this is a bad thing.
learherkjay said:While I can see the argument in the list that you gave me, it seems to me that the arguments you provided are collective group think; as for the individual pilot - raising the age seems to be mostly a reward versus a cost.
As an individual pilot (especially with today's life expectancies); I would think everyone would want the option to work past 60. Nobody says you can't retire early, but it seems for those who are interested, it is an extra 5 years of income into your bank and into your retirement fund - extra wealth building or maintaining until you have to start drawing retirement. While I can see the argument in the list that you gave me, it seems to me that the arguments you provided are collective group think; as for the individual pilot - raising the age seems to be mostly a reward versus a cost.