This is a strange thread - a lot of cryptic comments and innuendo, no substance.
ACPA is conducting a WAWCON survey on pensions, part of which involves retirees. Whether this originated at the Pension Committee or the Negotiations Committee is a bit obscure but no matter, it evidently has the approval of the MEC. There are twenty-three questions - here are the six referred to above, in each case the requested answers follow the usual range from "strongly agree" through to "strongly disagree" with a "Don't care/Don't know" option.
Should Retirees Contribute to the Solution?
8. Retirees should contribute to the solution to correct the solvency shortfall in the RPP.
9. If the pilots determine that retirees should contribute, that contribution should be through changes to the benefits or security of the retirees RPP benefit.
10. If the pilots determine that retirees should contribute, that contribution should be through changes to the retirees SERP payments.
11. If the pilots determine that retirees should contribute, but a reasonable way to involve the retirees cannot be found, the pension plans should be split between current active pilots and retirees, and the retirees should be responsible to address their own solvency shortfall.
12. If the pilots determine that retirees should contribute, survivors should be excluded from the requirement to contribute.
13. If the pilots determine that retirees should NOT contribute
(OR if we find that we are unable to involve the retirees),
any changes to the pension should affect all active pilots equally regardless of the Trust to which they belong.
IT