Apparently many of you aren't aware and don't understand the gist of it, because it doesn't affect you. That is understandable.

The MEC has at least acknowledged the longevity issue and it's on the table to be fixed. They chose to focus on the furloughed guys longevity in negotiations and that is totally understandable and I'm glad they did that first. Those guys really got screwed more than anyone in the SLI, we can almost all agree on that.

Regarding the 401k issue, here is the quick run down. Payrates were slightly skewed pre-JCBA for a reason.

- NWA pilots settled for lower pay rates post bankruptcy to hang on to their pension.

- DAL pilots gave up their pension and received slightly higher pay rates post bankruptcy.

When the two groups came together for the JCBA, as part of the agreement they decided to give fDAL pilot's a higher 401k contribution in lieu of having no pension. That's fine, we can all understand that.

The problem with that however was that about 200 fNWA pilots without pensions were grouped in with the fNWA pilots with pensions.

While the disparity has been acknowledged, there is no resolution to try to resolve it. I'm just curious what the new gung ho LEC candidates think about it. There are many issues in our group outside of RJs!