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Originally Posted by FDXLAG
My question, to get A Plan improvements do you think we would have to give up money elsewhere? I do, and I don't think it is a good idea. Do we or don't we have one of the best A Plans in the industry?
I reject the notion that there is a pie of defined value, and we have to decide how to divide it up. In order to achieve gains in one place, we have to sacrifice gains in another.
Is that how FedEx approached the TNT deal? If the offer wasn't big enough, it would be rejected. It wasn't a matter of FedEx telling TNT they'd have to figure out how to divvy up the pie.
We deserve a bigger pie.
The question you need to be asking is what is the income replacement value of our A Plan, and how does that value change over time? What is clear to me, and should be clear to anyone, is that the value of our A Plan has diminished over time, and will continue to diminish over time. The more time, the larger the loss, and that's why this should be more of a young pilot concern than an old pilot concern. The pilots who are farthest from retirement will see the biggest losses.
Maintaining the status quo on the A Plan is not cost neutral -- it's a loss for us all.
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Originally Posted by FDXLAG
Did I say it was a win. Essentially I said we asked to lift the cap. The company asked for new hire relief. And then we each said Fock off.
No, we did not say Fock off. We said, "OK, we give." "Fock off" would have involved donning our hats and carrying signs, voting to withhold our services, and maybe even missing a paycheck or two.
But now we have a different way to say, "Fock off." Now we have an opportunity to tell them what we
really think.
By the way, L,
We're on the same team.
I only pick on you because you stick your neck out.
Love,
T
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