Originally Posted by
StarClipper
I’ve ask the question numerous times and none of the union reps are able to give answer. One rep said it’s not wasn’t a big issue seen only a small percentage of guys are affected in such areas.
So if you now of any provisions, please feel free to share.
A union rep said that LTD "Wasn't a big issue"? They need a wakeup call... That is a huge essentially "insurance" benefit for us that is a huge deal to all, and has the potential to effect any of us at anytime and therefore all of us all the time. There is no doubt in my mind we (ALPA) will mess this up if we allow them to institute the new VBplan. The Law of unintended consequences are still haunting us from CBA15.
Leave our retirement language alone, increase the numbers only (that is safe). Increase the BPlan enough with cash over cap, and we can safely solve the inflation issue imposed by our APlan cap. The reason ALPA leaders don't want this vs the VBplan is because they don't see the Bplan raise as a big enough win for guys who are very senior but only have a few years to go before retirement (even though there Aplan is worth 130K in todays dollars).