That is an exaggeration, and you know it.

The company is LITERALLY working within the overly vague confines of the contract on this. How is that an exaggeration?

That is incorrect.

Is it? Then please tell me exactly what DALPA is doing for the pilots being denied sick leave and being put on Administrative Leave besides telling them over the phone to just go back to the Doctor?



Who gives the CP the list? ALPA, or an over zealous manager on the 4th floor? Why should a CP's complaint about stupid things they are forced to do be a concern of ours?

Because DALPA insisted that this wouldn't be a problem, and that so few pilots would ever even be affected. Now it seems, that isn't the case at all. Big surprise.



Are you suggesting that each pilot has no say or accountability in their sick calls? Really? ALPA doesn't issue our Medicals. The FAA does. If you don't meet the medical requirements, call in sick. If Delta won't pay you for it, contact ALPA. Unless you are suggesting that no employee has ever called in sick when they weren't actually sick, then perhaps this would be a good time to acknowledge that employers have the right to verify some sick call occurrences - at this airline, and at others.


"Some employers"... sure. How about...McDonalds. You sound like you fully support going after the pilots who call in sick, just to make sure you catch the few who, in your opinion aren't sick. People with your sort of opinion are the problem, not the guys calling in sick. We are airline pilots. Need I remind you of what you are signing on the flight release? How about we pay our pilots sick time and if they don't use it, pay it out. Problem solved. Giving the company a contract section wide enough to drive a truckload of Benadryl through is not the answer.


Can you post which FAR guarantees our pay when we call in sick? If Delta is making you fly after you tell them you are sick, that might be a good time to call the FAA. But if you believe you should be calling the FAA because Delta is making you verify a sick call, or because Delta is not paying you for sick time, you might not fully understand the FAA's role in this.

The FAA prohibits airlines from coercing pilots to fly sick. Threatening administrative leave, docking pay, and engaging in paper chases with doctors and administrators sounds an awfully lot like just that. If I were one of those guys, I'd make sure the FAA had my name on file just in case that I decided one day that my sore throat and stuffy nose wasn't bad enough to justify the harassment I'd be given for calling in sick, in the event something happened on the line.