Originally Posted by
ohaiyo
Sorry to be "slightly" off topic here, but can someone explain to me what "pensionable" means? Or at least what the implications are when it comes to earnings that are pensionable vs. non-pensionable? I've looked at the MW definition of the term and it doesn't really give insight into what it means as far as benefits like the MBCBP are concerned. TIA.
Per diem is non pensionable, and ALPA does not collect dues from it, which is one reason why it does not increase to US government per diem rates, as it should.
Back when we could claim "lost per diem" on our taxes, mine was over 10K per year. I am sure it is twice that now. The company writes this off as a business expense and we should get full per diem, indexed by the government rates, every year. Oh, and that money is TAX FREE TO US.
Just another one of many things wrong with our contract.