well.....sort of. i would expect nothing less than half truths from you. it wasnt the 'IRS'.....it was the GA board of revenue. and this episode is why delta the corporation now witholds state taxes in training.

delta, the corporation, had initially violated GA tax law in failing to begin witholding from 'G.O.' employees....which line pilots became when they were transferred from 030 to 052. apparently to avoid penalty for this...delta cooperated with the investigation and provided all our personal info.

it was not until AFTER the flight instructors....most who were in good faitrh complying with railway labor provisions IRT state tax liability....brought this to alpa, and were told to get lost.... does your version of history remotely resemble the truth.

the mec and chair...issued a statement they determined "there was no greater issue at stake for the delta pilot group" and so were going to do nothing.

personally, i was told directly by an alpa operative,,,"you a-holes in the training department arent really line pilots anyways".......the rationale for this pricks finding?......the training dept was not covered by the PWA.

i guess thats not alpas fault either.

it was not until AFTER the GA board of revenue attorneys became appraised of the mec chairs fraud....that magically there was a 'greater issue' for the pilot group.

the point is.....if the alpa personalities du jour find you a problem, or make a personal decision about the legitimacy of a pilots circumstance....that pilot, or group of pilots are s.o.l.

the dysfunction is carried to national by these 'clowns'.....and there are hundreds of millions that has been paid legal settlements that are evidence of that arbitrary stupidity.

it is evidence of the self perpetuating arrogant ignorance that yet again an alpa operative can entertain distain for a pilot/group of pilots that have no bearing on, and have cost this group not one red cent.......yet can find northing but undying allegiance to a bunch of 'clowns' that have LITERALLY cost this pilot group BILLIONS.

 

20 if I go until 65. A friend at UPS retired at 56 under their current contract and is doing well. I plan to go at 58, so I'm planning on 13 more years. So far I could make it based on conservative projections. I may go longer on a very reduced schedule if I need health insurance. Time will tell. Obviously QOL means more to me, I plan to enjoy my retirement not just die in the seat when the FAA says 68 or 70 is the retirement age.

I didn't say your seniority doesn't matter. I was trying to say all age groups are represented and a simple majority will decide what is acceptable. I reject the notion that in these times we have to still give to get industry standard, not leading, pay rates. The norm is years of negotiations not early deals that are cost neutral with concessions. The problem is the bankruptcy mindset. We had little choice in the bad times, but to cooperate and give and ride it out. These are very different times.