Originally Posted by
Ed Harley
I guess some of you guys just don't get it, this should be a 'no brainer'. We didn't get any of the NWA targeted pension $. This was an oversight that occurred during the PWA / merger saga. I can't believe you guys are saying we just have to "suck it up" and it's ok for a 2007 hire to get less DC contribution than a 2011 new hire. This was not done intentionally by ALPA but rather an oversight in the PWA. We were just kind of forgotten about.
It makes me realize how many of my brothers will vote a certain way (like sell out scope) and just say to the less fortunate junior guys - "suck it up, I've had to do it in my career too".
That my brothers is the philosophy that has tarnished this profession and made our union weak.
I am not sure what you mean by no brainer. It would take cash to fix the situation. The company is not likely to pony up cash mid contract unless they see some advantage to do so. I got exactly zero from the Delta targeted DC plan. The said my frozen plan would cover me. The frozen plan has since been terminated and no one went back to change the oversight and make me whole. I understand its just the way the ball bounced. I don't whine over and over again about it even though we were promised if the DB terminated any follow on DC would be re targeted to make us whole. It never happened such is life. I got over it.