As it stands right now there is no way for Air Canada to force retire anybody after December 15th, 2012. If they want people out at age 65 they will have to make the case for BFOR of age 65 and they haven't even tried to do that yet. They do appear to have finally abandoned their argument for age 60 though.777longhaul wrote:So.....has AC given up the BFOR fight?? If they are going to 65, then they are not pushing the BFOR issue?
I don't think this is a coincidence that Air Canada is doing this now. I think they hope it lends credibility to the rest of their offer in the eyes of the government, and by circumventing the legal negotiating protocol and releasing it to the pilots directly they've inserted a controversial red herring to take our eyes off the ball. From what I've been reading on the pilot's forum that tactic seems to enjoy some success. They will also no doubt use what's going on with the contract in general to ensure they reap all the benefits of eliminating mandatory retirement while ensuring we get none of it. I haven't read anything so far to indicate our pilots have made the same leap in logic.