Al R, timely and just when you need him!!
Al, this thread scares me. Do you have any kind of calculation to show how much better off afps members are, after say, 20 years service contracted out vice full contribution? This would be interesting.
I was in the crewroom a couple of days ago with an old and damn fine senior MACr who was complaining about the state pension issue. I was dumbfounded that he was unaware that he was contracted out. At castel cranditz on day one we were told this fact, and that we were better off.