captjim
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U.S. Senate will try to raise pilot retirement age to 66--in just a
few days!
Tell your senators to vote NO on the Inhofe pilot retirement
amendment to S.824
The United States Senate is expected to take up S.824, the
FAA Reauthorization Bill, in the next few days. During
consideration of that bill on the Senate floor, Republican
Senator Jim Inhofe from Oklahoma will offer an amendment to
repeal the Age 60 rule. The Inhofe amendment would
immediately increase the retirement age to 63, opening the way
for retired pilots, age 63 or less, to return to the cockpit.
Thereafter, the retirement age would be increased to 66.
ALPA is opposed to the Inhofe amendment. ALPA's position
on this amendment is consistent with the Association's policy
on the Age 60 rule as established by its governing bodies and
reaffirmed at the May 2003 Executive Board meeting in
Washington, D.C.
Many ALPA members are naturally concerned about the
effects that repeal of the Age 60 rule, as proposed in the Inhofe
amendment, would have on their career expectations. For the
nearly 10,000 ALPA members who are on furlough, passage of
this legislation could extend the period of unemployment. For
those who are looking forward to retirement in the next few
years, it could result in changes in their retirement plans and
benefits. For those who are currently flying, but are near the
bottom of the seniority list on their property, the potential
exists that a recall of retired pilots could cause active pilots to
be furloughed.
The airlines are also concerned about the effects of this
legislation on their operations. Because of the many
uncertainties associated with increasing the pilot retirement age
at this time, most of the major carriers are opposed to the
Inhofe amendment.
Your help is needed to stop the Senate from making a big
mistake that could adversely affect your career as a pilot. Send
your e-mail messages NOW to your two senators, urging them
to vote NO on the Inhofe amendment. Go to the ALPA website
at www.alpa.org and sign on to the ALPA Members Portal
Page with your password. Click on the Action Alert icon and
follow the directions from there. Just a few keystrokes on the
computer and your messages will be on the way to your
senators
few days!
Tell your senators to vote NO on the Inhofe pilot retirement
amendment to S.824
The United States Senate is expected to take up S.824, the
FAA Reauthorization Bill, in the next few days. During
consideration of that bill on the Senate floor, Republican
Senator Jim Inhofe from Oklahoma will offer an amendment to
repeal the Age 60 rule. The Inhofe amendment would
immediately increase the retirement age to 63, opening the way
for retired pilots, age 63 or less, to return to the cockpit.
Thereafter, the retirement age would be increased to 66.
ALPA is opposed to the Inhofe amendment. ALPA's position
on this amendment is consistent with the Association's policy
on the Age 60 rule as established by its governing bodies and
reaffirmed at the May 2003 Executive Board meeting in
Washington, D.C.
Many ALPA members are naturally concerned about the
effects that repeal of the Age 60 rule, as proposed in the Inhofe
amendment, would have on their career expectations. For the
nearly 10,000 ALPA members who are on furlough, passage of
this legislation could extend the period of unemployment. For
those who are looking forward to retirement in the next few
years, it could result in changes in their retirement plans and
benefits. For those who are currently flying, but are near the
bottom of the seniority list on their property, the potential
exists that a recall of retired pilots could cause active pilots to
be furloughed.
The airlines are also concerned about the effects of this
legislation on their operations. Because of the many
uncertainties associated with increasing the pilot retirement age
at this time, most of the major carriers are opposed to the
Inhofe amendment.
Your help is needed to stop the Senate from making a big
mistake that could adversely affect your career as a pilot. Send
your e-mail messages NOW to your two senators, urging them
to vote NO on the Inhofe amendment. Go to the ALPA website
at www.alpa.org and sign on to the ALPA Members Portal
Page with your password. Click on the Action Alert icon and
follow the directions from there. Just a few keystrokes on the
computer and your messages will be on the way to your
senators
