I'll answer that...

I was hired partly for my flying experience, partly for my decision-making skills, partly for my proven integrity, and partly for my good looks! (OK, I'm possibly lacking in one of those characteristics.)

Since voluntary verification is gone under this TA (see section 14.F.2.), there is much more likelihood of using up the 15 days allotted for unverified sick leave than using my 100 unverified hours under the current contract.

That means any subsequent minor illness, like a cold, will require me to visit a doctor. I find that offensive and punitive.

If the company has a problem with sick leave abusers, there are plenty of other ways to deal with it, without punishing the entire pilot group. At the last LEC meeting I attended, both my captain rep and Chief Pilot stated that the company has been firing pilots lately for sick leave abuse. Sounds to me like the company is already on the way to fixing the problem.

Again, why punitively punish the whole group and force us to go to the doctor for a minor illness? This is not a "fix" for sick leave abuse. I'll let others chime in regarding the Medical Release Threshold aspect of this TA - if anything, it seems to provide an avenue for sick leave abuse on the company's behalf.