Originally Posted by TonyC

I agree with you that no CBA should be a "payoff" to any select group. However, with such a diverse group of ages and seniority, it's not always possible for every pilot to enjoy the same benefit from a specific improvement to the CBA.

Establishing a "B" Fund, as we did in 1998, and increasing the "B" Fund benefit, as we did in 2006, helps pilots with many years left until retirement more than it helps pilots on the eve of retirement. Thus, it doesn't benefit everyone the same. In both of those cases, a different benefit was negotiated to help those who would receive the least benefit from the establishment or improvement of the "B" Fund. Pilots weren't treated equally, but I think it was fair. Nobody got a pass, and nobody got left behind.

I can't say that about every "targeted" benefit we've seen in every CBA. Some were targeted at pilots near retirement, with nothing equivalent for young, junior pilots. Some included an intent to take care of the next "band" of age/years of service pilots in the "next" CBA, and some didn't even try. We don't need to negotiate benefits for select pilots which amount to payoffs for CBA votes.

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