nwaredtail
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In a slick bit of "legal" words and a good sell job, the senior NWA MEC has once again shown their real colors, green. The pilots were "told" that after agreeing to freeze the pension, NWA would put a 5% defined contribution in our accounts starting FEb 1. This way a junior pilot would be able to start saving now that their promised pension is going away. Senior pilots would get what they "expected" and have earned. Basically, a no vote might have meant termination of the plan, with senior guys going to PBGC maximums and junior guys getting the same either way. That was the sell job, "we know 5% is low, but we will get more.........." was what the told the junior membership.
Hours before the vote was to be finalized, junior MEC members found some questionable wording and had a conference call. It was confirmed that NWA would indeed not put the 5% in until after BK exit. When requests were made to extend the voting process and get this info to the pilots, MEC Chair Mark Mcclain said NO.
Vote passed by 80-20 with 30% not voting.
For all you junior pilots out there, let this serve as a warning. Senior folks will Fuk you at any cost.
The recall process will start shortly from what I am hearing. If we go down, we go down swinging.
Hours before the vote was to be finalized, junior MEC members found some questionable wording and had a conference call. It was confirmed that NWA would indeed not put the 5% in until after BK exit. When requests were made to extend the voting process and get this info to the pilots, MEC Chair Mark Mcclain said NO.
Vote passed by 80-20 with 30% not voting.
For all you junior pilots out there, let this serve as a warning. Senior folks will Fuk you at any cost.
The recall process will start shortly from what I am hearing. If we go down, we go down swinging.