Originally Posted by
baseball
I think that is incorrect. I believe ALPA simply did not object to the company holding back the 5%. I don't believe ALPA instructed, nor had the power or leverage to instruct the company to hold back the 5%. The union certainly did not have the power to instruct the company to simply follow the law on USSERA, so I doubt it had the power to mandate the company hold back funds to anyone.
Read EwrFlyr's response and then if you still don't believe it, go to page 445 of our UPA and read LOA 24. Specifically, 3.C and 3.G. Hope this helps.