Here is my 2c on sick leave. The company has put themselves in a staffing issue and again they want the pilots to bail them out and not call in sick. Maybe hiring a year earlier would of helped this out? I don't want to work next to a person who is sick but has the attitude I am taking one for the team. As I get sick because of them. Pilots are not in charge of staffing so why should we be concerned on who is going to cover the sick call. Most OTC drugs that would help us get through a day we are not allowed to take and fly so toughing it out like you can if you sit in an office is not the issue. What is the company doing to help the situation? Maybe providing a list of approved OTC medicines that you can take and fly with would help. Or maybe that list is so short that they would rather see us take the OTC drugs and just fly. The union if approached on this issue should take a stand and not move an inch.