Originally Posted by
WhenPigsFLy
Crewmembers are eligible for the flat dollar benefit under the 2016 TA as follows:
1. The flat dollar benefit is guaranteed for crewmembers who will reach age 60 before
December 31, 2023 (almost 2.5 years after the amendable date).4
This is true even if a
new contract is ratified before that date which reduces or eliminates the flat dollar benefit
going forward.
2. If a new contract has not been ratified as of December 31, 2023, the guarantee period will
be extended by 3 years to cover crewmembers who will reach age 60 before December
31, 2026 (almost 5.5 years after the amendable date).
3. If a new contract has still not been ratified as of December 31, 2026 (almost 5.5 years
after the amendable date), crewmembers will still get the flat dollar benefit if they reach
age 60 before the next contract is ratified.
So let's see you can delay negotiations and help out the very few amount of members that would benefit by extending the FDA clause at the detriment to the rest of the crew force that would want improvements.
Sounds a bit like your current CBA - get that FDA written in ink for the few that will retire under it and give absolutely zero improvements in retirement to all the rest. Not looking so smart right now.