Originally Posted by
Merle Haggard
I'd check with the union about this. I thought our retirement was governed exclusively by the CBA. If this isn't in the CBA I'll bet they don't consider us eligible. Hope I'm wrong.
If anyone thinks that the information in the CBA is inclusive of our retirement then there is a ton of learning that needs to occur. That is exactly what I thought until I attended a retirement seminar and then I said "where did all this info come from". Why don't I know any of this? It's in the pilot benefit book. You know the one you opened in indoc and then put on a shelf somewhere never to be opened again. There is a big chapter on retirement and if you only know the contract now, there is a long learning curve. Going into the retirement seminar I thought I probably understood 80% of our retirement and looked forward to learning a bit more. I left thinking I really only understoood 20% going into the seminar and maybe I now know 50%. That is just the finance side. The medical side just melted my brain. 30 minutes into the medical portion I felt like Charlie Brown listening to his teacher. Whaa Whaa, Whaa Whaa Whaa!