Originally Posted by
Barca
It has always been the CP's responsibiity to crack down on sick leave abusers. The abuser would be getting himself fired.
A lawyer who aids a client in committing perjury runs the risk of being disbarred or even worse. The Rep is there to protect the member, but if he knew the member was lying about the use of sick leave he is under no obligation to aid in the fraud.
Agreed. If the pilot confesses fraud OK.
By the same token, defense attorneys represent the guilty all the time and do so without compromising themselves. How he "knew" is pure speculation and completely unprofessional. A defense attorney never asks the question, Are you guilty? It doesn't matter he is obligated to defend his client. The DFR reference means: duty of fair representation regardless of bias and without conflict of interest.
DPA has been screaming this for years and whether you support them or not they are right. ALPA has an obligation to represent the pilots employing them (by payment of dues) and no other. Before you slap a disparaging DPA label on me, I am holding my expired DPA card for the one last chance to get it right.