Judge:
I occaisionally make the argument that if we are going to change the seniority dynamic by simply changing retirement age and granting an enormous windfall to our current captains (for the most part), then maybe we should consider abandoning seniority at the same time? Because in changing this rule the benefits of seniority progression are voided for 5 years, and simultaneously we are to agree that age has no bearing on safety, is it a good time to throw out this practice of seniority?
I choose to say this mostly to play devil's advocate. I don't think its too good an idea. But how long is it going to take some group to advance the theory that seniority is discriminatory? Think about it. The extra five years of working registers primarily in dollars. The money is dispersed disproportionally based on the day you got hired. Those enjoying the windfall do so through no discipline or effort. In fact, it betrays not only you and I, but almost all retirees before. You feeling discriminated against a little?
Remember: guys like Foxhunter and Bringingupthebird don't care what this rule change leads to in the future. They only want something now for their own needs and they'll scuttle the rest of us to get it.
I occaisionally make the argument that if we are going to change the seniority dynamic by simply changing retirement age and granting an enormous windfall to our current captains (for the most part), then maybe we should consider abandoning seniority at the same time? Because in changing this rule the benefits of seniority progression are voided for 5 years, and simultaneously we are to agree that age has no bearing on safety, is it a good time to throw out this practice of seniority?
I choose to say this mostly to play devil's advocate. I don't think its too good an idea. But how long is it going to take some group to advance the theory that seniority is discriminatory? Think about it. The extra five years of working registers primarily in dollars. The money is dispersed disproportionally based on the day you got hired. Those enjoying the windfall do so through no discipline or effort. In fact, it betrays not only you and I, but almost all retirees before. You feeling discriminated against a little?
Remember: guys like Foxhunter and Bringingupthebird don't care what this rule change leads to in the future. They only want something now for their own needs and they'll scuttle the rest of us to get it.
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