Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
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.
The great part is you get the same amount of input as everyone. One vote. With 5,800 pilots we are not subcontractors. We don’t bargain for ourselves. This is a good thing because rest assured many would do this job for much less. Thats why we have a union and we all have the same amount of input and power. Historically this has worked out substantially better than none union airlines.