Originally Posted by
Grumpyaviator
I don’t feel anything we pursue expends negotiating capital. We are so far behind other carriers in almost every aspect and the staffing challenges are already moving back into the forefront, especially with the furlough debacle, that no issue should be abandoned in favor of another. Every demand can be negotiated on its own merits and not compromised for other priorities.
As far as dispensing of funds, we all have different situations and should have flexibility in how we manage our benefits to meet our needs.
ding ding ding....we have a winner!
”Don’t want to spend negotiating capital”, “what will we give up for that”, and “I’d do this job for less” are all the same old tired excuses people trot out when they want to accept an industry sub standard contract.
Not only can other airlines choose cash or to stick the cash into their retirement account and defer the taxes, Delta can even go over the $55k cap with their “Cash Balance Plan”.
Why are people so scared of negotiating or scared of Pilots having the individual choice of cash or tax deferred?