Originally Posted by
Jamo
I love it when some in our group try to make it like they fell on a sword for us by not splitting retirement in 2015. The reality is, if you had split us back then, your group would have got zero gains this time around or in any future contract. The company would have leveraged those hired with no A plan (would now be the majority) against those with. If the A plan can be bargained up, can it be bargained down? You want to see ugly, pit two pilot groups against each other for the same pie.
Your earned benefits can't be reduced. Pretty sure ALPA could be sued if they only improved one group's retirement against another as well.
Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
This is NOT a viable long-term option as proven by AA's B-Scale long ago. Pilots will come anyway and live to resent those who have options that they do not. It would ultimately screw all of us.
If a 30 year old new hire is resentful about not having a pension that is eaten away by inflation and hasn't been increased in 24 years instead of some other lucrative alternative in their name that counts all their years of service, then that person is an idiot.
If hired at 50, then different story maybe.