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Originally Posted by lucky81698 Kristie,
Don't just stop with the union reps if you are unhappy with them, while you are at it, write to your congressmen, etc. to tell them not to allow the pensions to be taken away. Along with this crap about management getting all these bonuses while employees are expected to take paycuts. I know my mother wrote to everyone about the UAL pension, including the judge(don't do that, she got a nasty letter from his assistant since I guess you aren't supposed to communicate directly with judges since they think they are God or something). Thousands and thousands of people wrote to people in the govt but I don't think it changed anything. Maybe if thousands more do, it will do something, who knows. USAir unions/employees tried to stop the management from getting bonuses when the merger deal went though but of course the judge sided with management. Somehow the contracts with this handful of management types is always more important than the contracts with thousands of employees that have spent their entire careers at companies. It's time this crap stops, maybe if some politican can get a bug up his butt about it or something and try to do something. Maybe one from GA since DL is based there? Know anyone? Good luck.
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The new bankruptcy law prevents the bonuses. That's one of the other reasons NWA and DAL filed prior to 10/17. They filed early in September to eliminate the pension obiligations due in September. Defined pensions are on the way out--across all industries. Don't count on them--ANYWHERE.
I'm sorry Kristie, I totally disagree. The time to NUT up was 4 years ago when Delta management took the 9/11 best carrier in business model down to the worst. Now you are in the hands of the creditors. They control the plan, not the union any longer.
Please plan for the future--even if you have to do it in secret! Listen to Tonya--she has good advice. And Erin has good advice! Preparing for alternatives has nothing to do with not fighting the fight. It's being smart. US Airways executives, Wolf and Gangwal, when asked what "Plan B" was after the failed merger with UAL said, "We have no Plan B." Everyone has been laughing at their stupidity since. Please, don't follow in their path of not planning a "Plan B."