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Old 09-06-2011 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by tsquare
Tell me about this influence, and what we have gotten from it lately..
I'm sure there are others, and there are people who might have more specifics/details on the ones I've listed. Give D.A. (LEC66 ERA) a call if you want to know how useful and results oriented ALPA is in DC.


Exhibit A:
The Roth IRA rollover provisions written into law for pilots with terminated pensions.

Exhibit B:

The ability to have a major role in flight time/duty time rules (though not published yet, apparently ALPA did a good enough job that there are companies' desperately trying to undo it. Where was CAPA?)

Exhibit C:

S. 998: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pilots Equitable Treatment Act
112th Congress: 2011-2012
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A bill to amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of airline pilots who are required by regulation to retire at age 60, to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60.
Exhibit D:
Aviation Jobs Outsourcing Prevention Act (H.R. 4788)
Efforts to move legislation to protect U.S. airline employees during international partnerships hit a significant milestone before Congress left Washington for its summer break. The legislation now has 90 bipartisan cosponsors. We continue to work with Congress to get this common-sense legislation enacted.


Exhibit E:
ALPA sponored legislation on lithium batteries in transport.