Your comment makes no sense. Secondly, they can call the next guy because I don’t get junior manned.

 

MEC voted 6-0 to send it out for ratification.
2% pay increase at DOS and 1% 18 months later. Plus the annual 1.5% every October 1st.
Thoughts?


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My thoughts. What a joke. This is just as insulting as the last one, maybe more so. This is a product of over a decade of negotiating?

 

Forgive me if this is ignorant, this is my first union job.

If the mediators feel that the proposal is fair but we vote it down, is the company compelled to make any changes? What would happen then?

 

You go back to the table and negotiate yet again. Probably with a new MEC.

 

You are confused. The FSA (Flex Spending Account) has serious limitations on how the money is spent. With an HSA (Health Savings Account) YOU decide how the money is spent on "qualifying purchases". HSA's have unlimited carryover and are portable (i.e. you don't lose any $$$ if you don't spend it annually and you keep the money if you change employers). HSA and FSA program have pro's and con's. I've had a HDHP for several years and I have a very nice HSA. The IRS has publications on this to the point of ad nauseam. Regardless, you can only have $3500/$7000 (single/family) deposited into the HSA annually; this includes whatever your employee "gives you". My employer deposits $150/mo ($1800/yr) into my HSA and I put in $5200 pre-taxed income. I can use the HSA money to pay for virtually anything medically necessary such as my Rx eyeware, FAA medical exams, OSA supplies, etc. I pay for the stuff with my credit card and reimburse myself. I even pay myself the IRS mileage rate to drive to the doctor.

 

Who’s your employer that’s making that nice deposit?

You can pm if you like

 

My last employer put 1500 a year than matched up to the limit. The cost for them to give me this hsa money and cover 90% of the high deductible plan was most likely half of what zw pays for insurance per employee. Best part was my max out of pocket was $5k a year and monthly bill was $10 for just me. If I was married at the time it would of been $35 a month.

Zw high deductible is something like $150 a month for the employee share and they put under $500 a year in the hsa. It’s sad knowing that they spend so little on this plan and so much on the hmo plan that is targeted for a small amount of people who expect high expenses yet its the only viable option here

 

9 years and 2% increase. 2018 inflation was 2.44%. 2% raise for FOs, we talking about 3 quarters. double that for Captain. Basically a 2 grand raise on your W4. I mean i plan on eating 2% increase in skybridge gyros in the next month from the roadshows. Cant wait for the,"I wanna read all the language first... its 2% man if you cant make a yes/no vote off that just vote yes and take some of my fries from me while i grumble in the corner at skybridge.

 

My last employer put $2000 a year in, but that was a non aviation career. I’m just wondering if he’s at an airline that’s contributing that much?