I'm wondering if anyone has read the AFA UAL FA TA that they are voting on right now? Particularly benefits from page 209 down.
Here's a few items I've noticed.
For their medical costs they will pay monthly in 2017, 10% of the total cost to be insured with 3 medical level options. In 2018 that goes up to 12.5% and in 2019 that goes up to 15% (Currently on the PMAA side we're paying 20% of the total cost)
Retirement:
On the PMUAL side they are going to have a 5% contribution and a 3% match. (There's that 3% shell game I was talking about again)
On the PMCO side they have a tiered 401k match by years of service. The max is members over 15 years will get a 6% match plus they will also be getting raises to the company's contribution to the CARP plan (Continental Airlines Retirement Plan)
They also have a retiree bridge medical plan from 60 to 65 that utilizes their sick bank (We need a replenishment of our bank in negotiations)
We have to be keenly aware of items in other contracts in our industry because I can guarantee the Company will be looking to shortchange us with the lure of direct wages against other items that contain a lot of value.
http://ourcontract.org/docs/ta/ta-full.pdf