Originally Posted by IAV84DAL

The factor that most probably contributes to sick leave abuse is Capped Reserve Days. You're nailed to the trip because if you can't drop it, you cand get someone to pick it off the Swap Board and you've used your APD you're screwed. And the company can very easily track your efforts to get out of the trip before resorting to a sick call. Unfortunately, Sick Calls generate Green Slips and we must like those enough to have our integrity questioned, but on the off chance we're seeking to remedy the practice,

What about if we negotiated an additonal APD to make 2 a year?

How about a Call in Honest to the CP for a drop?

Or hey, how about moving Out of Base White Slip up in priortity over in base reserve like it was in C2K (when sick leave abuse was much lower) so a guy that wants the trip can fly it?