I think CAL feels they have two big liabilities they regret not dealing with in a BK: The A plan and the scope clause. The frozen A plan can't be touched (except in a BK) and the scope clause has to be bargained. The CAL pilot group has to stick together to protect both these. However, with furloughs in light of age 65, I think we can see where the imminent retirees might stand on scope!
"CAL pilot group has to stick together" is an oxymoron. How many MEC chairs have even finished their term since ALPA came on property. Just pushed out an LEC rep in EWR and that is just the beginning of a push to oust the current MEC regime. All this in the middle of section six openers.
"I think we can see where the imminent retirees might stand on scope"--and guess where the bottom third of the seniority list stands on the A-Fund? If there is any loophole possible to vote it away, they will because they don't have a dollar in it, they've been on a B-scale since they were hired, and didn't have any medical while working at a legacy carrier Fortune 500 company.
Yes, the "they knew that when they were hired" implies they have no legitimate gripe, but they do have a legitimate vote, equal to anyone else's now. When you don't take care of your young, they don't take care of you.
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