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Jcabesa 10-20-2017 02:23 PM

Please explain your retro payout
 
F9 guy here, I’m hoping someone can share some details on how your retro payout agreement was settled.

Was it a simple {(New Rate - Old Rate) x Times Min guarantee}, or was extra/premium trips also included?

Was it paid as a one lump sum or spread out over a period of time?

We are going thru our own negotiations over here and you guys are the most recent recipients of a retro payout I’m aware of.

SlipKid 10-20-2017 04:48 PM


Originally Posted by Jcabesa (Post 2451295)
F9 guy here, I’m hoping someone can share some details on how your retro payout agreement was settled.

Was it a simple {(New Rate - Old Rate) x Times Min guarantee}, or was extra/premium trips also included?

Was it paid as a one lump sum or spread out over a period of time?

We are going thru our own negotiations over here and you guys are the most recent recipients of a retro payout I’m aware of.

We got almost full retro on what we actually flew during the 4 years that the company and SWApA dragged out "negotiations".

It was paid out in a lump sum.

We didn't get retro for 2012, since SWApA "negotiated" an awesome side letter that netted us a (performance based) 0% raise that year, which we enthusiastically ratified, giving us the privilege of flying the 800 for the same rates AND a year contract extension.

You can't make this stuff up folks.

Jcabesa 10-21-2017 02:21 PM


Originally Posted by SlipKid (Post 2451372)
We got almost full retro on what we actually flew during the 4 years that the company and SWApA dragged out "negotiations".

It was paid out in a lump sum.

We didn't get retro for 2012, since SWApA "negotiated" an awesome side letter that netted us a (performance based) 0% raise that year, which we enthusiastically ratified, giving us the privilege of flying the 800 for the same rates AND a year contract extension.

You can't make this stuff up folks.


Thank you.

PropPiedmont 10-21-2017 05:33 PM

Also, the retro included 401K and profit sharing amounts.

shootr 10-22-2017 06:10 AM


Originally Posted by PropPiedmont (Post 2451967)
Also, the retro included 401K and profit sharing amounts.

With an upper limit...

Sluggo_63 10-22-2017 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by SlipKid (Post 2451372)
We got almost full retro on what we actually flew during the 4 years that the company and SWApA dragged out "negotiations".

I hate to even ask this question, since I was accused of “throwing shade” at SWA in another thread, but doesn’t basing retro on actual TFPs flown reward “undesirable” behavior during by contract negotiations? Wouldn’t a better system be average TFP? Then folks wouldn’t be so willing to help the company out during contract talks.

Sorry if this sounds like “shade.”

SlipKid 10-22-2017 09:14 AM


Originally Posted by Sluggo_63 (Post 2452199)
I hate to even ask this question, since I was accused of “throwing shade” at SWA in another thread, but doesn’t basing retro on actual TFPs flown reward “undesirable” behavior during by contract negotiations? Wouldn’t a better system be average TFP? Then folks wouldn’t be so willing to help the company out during contract talks.

Sorry if this sounds like “shade.”

Good question.....

This notion has been bandied about, but we have never been known for our "esprit de corps", especially if someone mentions that (gasp!) not flying on our days off might move the ball further down the field during negotiations. Heck, our last Union Prez actually worked premium during the MDW picket, as did a few other former union "reps".

Given our demographics and abysmal, concessionary, voting record, the way we did it was probably the best overall, and far better than most of "us" would've voted YES! for.

Sluggo_63 10-22-2017 09:34 AM


Originally Posted by SlipKid (Post 2452268)
Good question.....

This notion has been bandied about, but we have never been known for our "esprit de corps", especially if someone mentions that (gasp!) not flying on our days off might move the ball further down the field during negotiations. Heck, our last Union Prez actually worked premium during the MDW picket, as did a few other former union "reps".

Given our demographics and abysmal, concessionary, voting record, the way we did it was probably the best overall, and far better than most of "us" would've voted YES! for.

Understood. We had our share of “independent contractors” during our last CBA negotiations as well.

Beans 10-22-2017 10:38 AM


Originally Posted by Sluggo_63 (Post 2452199)
I hate to even ask this question, since I was accused of “throwing shade” at SWA in another thread, but doesn’t basing retro on actual TFPs flown reward “undesirable” behavior during by contract negotiations? Wouldn’t a better system be average TFP? Then folks wouldn’t be so willing to help the company out during contract talks.

Sorry if this sounds like “shade.”

Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner! Basing retro on TFP only rewards the selfish fat chewers who could give 2 shi$&’s about the group as a whole. So just remember when you see those guys/gals in the terminal that in the end their behavior cost the group money. They got retro on all that fat while you flew the contract and sucked it up for the group. The fat chewers should be called out at every opportunity.

Ihateusernames 10-22-2017 01:19 PM


Originally Posted by Beans (Post 2452308)
Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner! Basing retro on TFP only rewards the selfish fat chewers who could give 2 shi$&’s about the group as a whole. So just remember when you see those guys/gals in the terminal that in the end their behavior cost the group money. They got retro on all that fat while you flew the contract and sucked it up for the group. The fat chewers should be called out at every opportunity.



The union never said not to pick up trips. So claim whatever you want. I didn't during any picket because I was at them. That being said, I expected those who were haters to pick up. They are known future scabs. They will hopefully get theirs. Hell out ex-president now works for company labor. He could have a heart attack for all I care. He will get ignored and made fun of just like MS every time he is at the doubletree bar except he didn't **** a secretary. That we know of.


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