Originally Posted by
gloopy
Not at all a correct assessment.
BES pays the same in all bases. Per diem pays the same. International override pays the same in all bases. Vacation allotment is the same in all bases. The meal expense amount for missed crew meals is the same in all bases. Silver Slip pay is the same in all bases. Quarterly learning pays the same run time in all bases. All of that and a million more things come equally from our PWA that we all have equal access to in every base.
This isn’t an issue of state taxes at all. That is irrelevant. It isn’t “red” or “blue” either so no one should get defensive about their personal preferred politics.
We pay equally for our sick allotment come PWA time. It is one of many contractual provisions that we all should have equal access to. A PWA clause to such an effect is long past due. No one is trying to take yours away. Why would you begrudge anyone else the same benefit that the company has to pay, not your state?
The Company is free to open and close bases as per their cost benefit analysis. However
so negotiate for a contract that has state sick/kin care, rather than relying on the vagaries of state law differences.
also, you have the same allotment and same verification thresholds as someone with state sick/kin care, so you’re “paying” no more or less than they are