Originally Posted by
gzsg
Management does a great job of attempting to make profit sharing part of our pay, when in reality it is just another piece of our contract. Just like vacation or medical or trip rig.
It is "just another piece of our contract." It happens to be in Section 3 Compensation, so it's important to me because it ultimately affects how much I'm paid.
Originally Posted by
gzsg
All of the sudden we have something that benefits the pilots and they want to reduce it.
If they are trying to reduce it, because it's costing them serious money now, would that really be a "sudden" surprise to anyone?
Originally Posted by
gzsg
I am perfectly willing to give up profit sharing. "Pay" in exchange for a 60% FAE defined benefit retirement, a 75 hour hard cap and a return to paper line bidding with 7 weeks of trips touching vacation.
So you are "perfectly willing" to trade PS. I didn't think you would be, but sorry you can count me as one who would not trade profit sharing for another DB promise. I'd rather they just pay me, I'll make the determination of where I'll put the money.
Originally Posted by
gzsg
Whoa! Managment doesn't want to talk about those items. Letting them cherry pick our PWA to self fund is not only unacceptable, it is reprehensible.
Reprehensible, or expected? Do any of us really believe that they would show up without a list? We have ours, they have theirs, why does that seem like a surprise, or "reprehensible" and not just a part of the negotiating process? I try to keep the emotion out of it.