Originally Posted by flyallnite

What an enormous and unnecessary concession we made here. I'm sorry for your frustrating and disconcerting experience. And you were obviously trying to do the right thing! I begged and pleaded with people to review this before they signed the TA. ALPA just flatly responded every time that this was an 'improvement'. That this would only affect a "tiny percentage of pilots" and "the company would never do that". Well lo and behold, here we are, and the company has an entire DEPARTMENT dedicated to harassing YOU, the line pilot.

In fact, all DALPA did here was shift the hassle and duty of representation on to YOU, the line pilot. Thus the unhelpful responses from your representatives at national. They might have well as just told you that it's your problem now, good luck figuring it out. But think of all the money and time you're saving DALPA from having to do jack squat here!

I don't know about you, but this sure doesn't look like any improvement to anything. And I'm sure guys will now be flying sick rather than risk "administrative leave" and a series of phone calls, paperwork faxing, intrusive questioning and carpet dances with management and their physicians. Oh, and make sure the prescription is for something that precludes you from flying... that's straight from the horses mouth. I guess the reps didn't mention that either?? No, why would they? It's not their problem any more!! At what point can we call the FAA and complain that we're being pressured by our employer to fly while sick? This is disgraceful...