General Lee
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Did you really expect them to give up their pensions? Just because you unfortunately lost yours' doesn't mean that is a bonus for NWA...
The reason we lost 2000 pilots is because they were forced to either take the lump sum, or risk losing it all. Many had a choice between staying at an airline they had worked for for 25 plus years, or leaving with a nice chunk of change, and maybe nothing else. That is why 2000 left. We kept most of our work rules, which NWA would gain back if we merged, since they gave their's away. Do you see the double standard here? We kept our rules and lost the pension. NWA kept their pension, and lost their work rules. So, if we merge, they get the rules back, yet keep their pensions. We don't. If you don't yet understand the inequity, then you probably never will. How about if we do merge, someone in management THREATENS to take away NWA's pensions. What would happen? They would lose maybe 2000 of their pilots, and then we would be equal in age. A win-win, right? Do you need a "heading" to understand this?
Bye Bye--General Lee