Originally Posted by
JunkyardDog
I have spoken with several block reps and SMEs. The pancake plan underwent some minor modifications, and was re-named the PSPP. Almost the exact same plan, with a different name. YES, THE PSPP IS STILL ON THE TABLE! Within the MEC and NC there is strong support for it. Blind trust in the NC is foolish. Trust is earned. MEC and NC would have a lot more support if they communicate d clearly and often. Ask your rep if the Company has offered to increase the FAE. If they give you a straight answer, you might be surprised what they tell you.
Bottom line for me is this: If we're not gonna fix the A plan then I'd prefer a LARGE bump to the B plan over any PSPP or other b.s. If I'm not gonna have an A plan, then I should decide how my retirement money is managed. No half-measures.
That said, a higher FAE cap is and has always been the right answer.
Before anyone tells me that I don't know enough about the PSPP to have this position, I'd say to you that is the entirety of the issue (it doesn't actually exist).
History shows (repeatedly) that whatever a PSPP is, if it's in a TA, it will be paraded around like a newborn child. It will be promoted tenaciously to the 50% of our crew force that hasn't seen this act before. Any dissent will be squashed. That's how it goes every time around here. Our MEC's/NC's get married to their first TA every time and it's passage becomes personal. I hope they prove me wrong.