spacecadet1
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Another unintended consequence if we go to 65: Suddenly a surplus of pilots. If management is smart they'll play hardball and extract more concessions. They'll try even harder to bust scope and offload more of the flying to the sudden surplus of willing pilots at the bottom.
interesting observation. I have already heard several senior pilots at my airline say they plan on sticking around past 60 and sicking out of every other trip. They figure they will fly just enough to be able to hang on to 65 and then retire with SS and Medicare in hand. Whats the worst the company could do to them? If it ever looked like they were going to get into trouble they could stop sicking out for a while or just go ahead and retire.
If it ever comes to having an airliner without pilots, what will you do then? They already replaced the engineer.
That's enough for now. Just an old-timers thoughts.
Flying should be fun!
The increased sick leave usage will make every company's pilots less productive and end up costing all pilots in wages and benefits in future contracts.
If an individual pilot was concerned about the company causing them trouble, all that they would need to do is fail their class I.
Ummm...I've heard all kinds of terrible consequences of those greedy old farts sticking around and calling in sick all the time. But wouldn't the most immediate effect be that the company would have to...gasp...hire MORE PILOTS?
We will have leverage, but I doubt that we will have the collective will to carry it out.
IF the rule changes and one of the pilots has to be under 60, then the under 60 pilots simply need to have their own sickout. Over 60 Captain, the FO goes sick. Call in a reserve, they go sick. Repeat throughout the industry and maybe all the dumbazzes that think this is fair will figure out how bad they are screwing the under 60 people.
Doesn't need to be union endorsed or driven, just the under 60 pilots exercising their rights to call in sick just like the over 60 pilots will.
Can't wait to hear diccklicker chime in about how that is unfair and or illegal.
FJ
2 Questions
1. What % of guys will actually stay to 65?
2. What happens to the B Funds if anything? Thanks