Originally Posted by
Ottolillienthal
Are you sure this is correct? The excess funds already collected were largely (if not all) collected under a previous contract and a previous (now nonexistent) airline. I do think if ALPA negotiated a deal with the company, and the company has collected excess funds, ALPA has a fiduciary obligation to represent those pilots to insure their funds that are misappropriated are repatriated. I would like to be remunerated for my share of the overpayments. I don't care about any future possibilities of age changes. That seems to be the company's argument for keeping my money.
It's all in the language, the company has already done what the agreement says they have to do. They considered it and said not at this time. It's not just a simple act of cutting checks, the process has to involve outside parties and the company decides whether or not to move forward. It sucks but it's also why we are where we are.