Originally Posted by
daldude
I was under the impression that when we merged with NW we allowed them to join DPMA. So essentially 4500 new bodies of all ages had instant disability benifits with out ever paying in while they were young and healthy. This was the primary cause of the rate increase. I heard this from a capt that has some affiliation with administering the DPMA program, so it is purely second had info.
This is not what happened. The NWA pilots lost accrued sick leave. The company is applying that as a credit toward their DPMA costs to make their inclusion cost neutral to the plan.