DKozak, I do not refute that with inflation the A plan will lose its value over time. Government caps should increase with inflation. However at this present time and until the company can (due to gov caps) and is willing to pay us the current value of our A plan, we are fools to swap out.
The current process out of contract negotiations makes us look desperate and willing to accept pennies on the dollar to assume all the risk of our retirement. If it was that important we should have not approved the current contract and not crossed that line in the sand. Retirement improvement was one of the cornerstones going into negotiations.
While I do not want to divide the crew force into different plans, maybe that is the way to go as one shoe does not fit everyones retirement portfolios.