Originally Posted by 4A2B

Point taken, you are right. The Company will ALWAYS seek ways to neutralize the total cost effect, but the money in your pocket is indisputable. We will all receive more money on an annual basis. They cant "wash" that away. Whether the total cost increase in pay is offset by FDA savings, fuel sense etc. or not on the Company ledger, the raise/lump sum will actually show up in your W2. Not a huge amount, barely a COLA but more than zero.

As others have said, retro is not guaranteed and don't think in a new CBA it is not part of the total package, it is. Meaning, we have to "buy" it back. At least that is what our ALPA Nat'l Professional Negotiator says in his video, and I tend to believe him as it makes sense to me.