No this is a one offer of different future benefits Less for older workers 70+'than for those 56-70', all of whom were then currently employed and all of,who share common characterist of retirement pool.
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In context, this has everything to do with employer or union retention or compensation of current employees. In short, either the union offer up 50 current employees based only on age 56+ , to exit , or employer would immediately begin to exit employees based solely on inverse order of seniority .
The word employer means to include labor organization .
The inclusion of union on age discrimination issues under state law is very broad ..."any other matter , directly or indirectly, related to employment .."
And they all retired AFTER the no furlough deal was solidly in place .

