Originally Posted by
pinseeker
Quick question Kronan. Since all of this still needs to be negotiated, what happens if the company refuses to accept a floor guarantee and the union sends this for ratification and it passes?
Under the VB plan, the company wouldn't have any defined benefit obligations in the event of a long or dramatic market down turn. Wouldn't we, the pilot group suffer all of the losses under that scenario?
Quick question. Why on earth would the Union do that?
2nd Question. How long does it take investments to snap back from the typical downturn?
3rd Question. Assuming there's No Floor....why would there be a hurdle rate?
4th Question. You seem to be implying that there's no Bottom to the value of the notional shares the VB plan creates. But if there's no Bottom, exactly what does the PBGC guarantee? And why should FedEx pay premiums if the PBGC insurance is worthless?
5th Question. If I believe the Internet rumors of "Not a Single Person I've talked to is Pro VB plan"...how on Earth would something that anecdotally 90% of FedEx pilots are opposed to with a 2% floor, pass without a floor?