Originally Posted by
vc931
After reading this TA, I've come to the conclusion that the vast majority of the money being spent on this contract is for:
1) Pilots not yet hired ( Hundreds of Thousands of dollars per pilot for keeping the A-plan for new hires)...
Improving our A-plan was an opener, and the company can afford it.
Read Block 1 rep's letter. He has some good facts in there.
Please, don't fall into the "let's negotiate our DB plan away for higher pay rate" crowd.
The company can afford to improve the A-plan AND higher pay rates. It is not one or the other. Take a look at management's pensions and salaries. They have not had to sacrifice a single thing, to improve something else in their work environment.
Why are we so willing to sell ourselves short during 15+ years of tremendous financial success at this corporation???