ALPA 401k vote.

[FightingIrish]

Shot down!

:beer:

 

[Ocity]

Good. There's a lot of fat that can be Cut before they come after my paltry retirement coin.

I'm looking at you Prater....

 

[SplitBar]

Shot down!

:beer:

Source? I can't find any news on it.

 

[Sandhawk]

Like ALPO cares about what the vote results are...........

Remember Age 65 ???


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[Hutchman]

This vote did not apply to most airlines. It only applied to the ones that had ONLY a 401k as a retirement account. It did not count for UAUA, DAL, NWA, CAL, etc.

 

[Ocity]

This vote did not apply to most airlines. It only applied to the ones that had ONLY a 401k as a retirement account. It did not count for UAUA, DAL, NWA, CAL, etc.

How does ALPA intend to charge two different pilot groups, two different dues rates?

I doubt they can.

 

[Hutchman]

How does ALPA intend to charge two different pilot groups, two different dues rates?

I doubt they can.

They don't, the "rate" is the same. The only thing the vote was for was the wage amount that qualified for the dues. If a 401k was the only source of retirement, it was exempt. And I guess still is. I personally don't think it should be subject to dues.

 

[SplitBar]

They don't, the "rate" is the same. The only thing the vote was for was the wage amount that qualified for the dues. If a 401k was the only source of retirement, it was exempt. And I guess still is. I personally don't think it should be subject to dues.

Where did you guys hear that the vote got shot down? I figured it would be a shoe in to pass. I sure hope you are right as this would be a victory for the little guys!

 

[PCL_128]

It failed by 55% to 45%. 66.6% was required for it to pass. In other words, not even close. The BOD did the right thing.

 

[SplitBar]

Thanks PCL !!!

Most excellent news!!

:beer:

 

[Ocity]

They don't, the "rate" is the same. The only thing the vote was for was the wage amount that qualified for the dues. If a 401k was the only source of retirement, it was exempt. And I guess still is. I personally don't think it should be subject to dues.

I get the rate thing but clearly one group is paying more money by virtue of skewed formula. Either way it's biased and I highly doubt it's legal.

Besides, who's to say their A plan is going to be there at retirement? Stupid. I hope it got shot down. If the executive board wants more money then can share mustache trimmers.

 

[saabservant]

"they can share mustache trimmers"....

Harrrrrr!

 

[jester757]

ALPA is a joke.

 

[Foxcow]

Thankfully, it did not pass.

 

[Tejas-Jet]

Like ALPO cares about what the vote results are...........

Remember Age 65 ???

This one is different....with the Age 65...you had the members of the BOD voting to go along with the change.

Here you have the members of the BOD saying...."No way" !!!

Good for them

 

[PCL_128]

This one is different....with the Age 65...you had the members of the BOD voting to go along with the change.

Here you have the members of the BOD saying...."No way" !!!

Good for them

Actually, the BOD never had a say in the Age 65 policy change. Prater got it forced through with only votes from the EC and EB. I question whether it would have passed a full BOD vote.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

It failed by 55% to 45%. 66.6% was required for it to pass. In other words, not even close. The BOD did the right thing.

The BOD did do the right thing... for the wrong reason...

appeasing the membership base for their disconnect is part of politics...

the logic for putting everyone one on the same fair dues rate was sound...

lots of temper tantrums for something going ones way....

 

[Dirty Sanchez]

21281 For
17019 Against

6451 Didn't Vote

Nice job MECs!

Here's how your's voted:

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=750354&da=y

 

[Ben Franklin]

appeasing the membership base...

Isn't that the job of an ALPA "REPRESENTATIVE"?

last I was sold.. er, I mean told, ALPA line pilots direct the union.

Sincerely,

B. Franklin

 

[imacdog]

the logic for putting everyone one on the same fair dues rate was sound...

Apparently not, according to how the vote went.