----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 10:00 PM Subject: Re: Strike by air traffic controllers looms, threatens airport operations > In a message dated 6/6/2003 6:34:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, B787300@xxxxxxx > writes: > > << Don't they have a 20-year retirement plan? >> > > They can retire in 20, but that is the early retirement age when the full > pension kicks in. They can keep working until 50, like pilots. Then, if they > wish, they can try to work in a contract tower while collecting pension. > Say someone who was 28 at the time had kept on until now. They would > just be retiring. Demand for the job would have kept up with the supply of jobs, > instead of having the rush that came in after PATCO comming close to > retirement age and not enough people interested in the job, or not willing to do the > college courses along with the regular training. > Boy I'm not certain where you get your information from but there are thousands of qualified folks out there that have applied and are waiting to be hired today. Take a look at this http://www.stuckmic.com . And then tell us about a lack of interest in brcoming an air traffic controller. Al