you see things differently. I perceive the unquestioning, unblinking faith in the direction swapa is currently taking that you appear to me to espouse to be the sort of mindset that will lead us straight into another industry-lagging contract resulting in what to me are undesirable outcomes like spouses being denied treatment for cancer care, fellow pilots being kicked to the curb as soon as their sick time expires, work rules that treat us like rented mules, significantly less lifetime career compensation versus the big three, and a seven-figure deficit in retirement after a 30-year career compared to delta and united. To me, that's working against the interests of this pilot group.
Their are definitely provisions in our current CBA that need attention. I would argue though that our health care is pretty damn good here. All of my friends at other carriers have to pay premium's in their health insurance plans. We do not unless you choose the choice plans. Max out of pocket of 2500 bucks which includes prescriptions. I haven't had to pay premiums in years. That's a big cost. The other is scope/code sharing. Nobody has the restrictions that we do. The other three have PBS. No thank you. None of them have had 100% retro. No thank you again. I'll take mine. Current CBA gives a 15% NEC. Thats worth 2.5-3.0 million depending what age you get hired here. Thats only the company contribution. That didn't even exist six years ago. Personally I think we should do away with profit sharing as a "benefit". I'll take that in more NEC funding. Sick time and disability need to be revamped. 100% agree on that. We should have the ability to cash a portion of that out and be tied only to sick. That is an 800 million asset to the pilot group we can't get to. And it's also tied to disability. That needs to change.
I see where you are coming from, especially over the last two years here. It has been a ****** show for sure. Seems we roll from crisis into the next. That is concerning. The pilot pool is dwindling and it's not going to get better anytime soon. WE definitely need industry leading BUT don't take away my healthcare, code sharing/scope. And leave PBS to others. It's healthy to challenge and speak truth to power whether it's the CEO or the SWAPA president. This place has never had a lead industry contract. To get it we may have to walk. Im ready. Vote yes on the SAV and save your money.