Originally Posted by
Barca
I read Joe's letter and in it he maintains "I will support working with the company to protect those of us who are sick, while at the same time addressing sick leave abuse at Delta."
Delta has a concern with sick leave abuse, wanted it addressed and showed the Union the data. The Union confirmed the data, realized there was/ is a problem and crafted a solution that not only protected our benefits but expanded them in exchange for a tightened up verification policy aimed at stemming abuse. Joe or whoever is elected will vigorously represent us when called but expect sick leave abuse to remain an issue that will be addressed.
Fair enough, but there is a simple solution - lets adopt portions of the AMR and UCAL sick leave programs and modify our policy to align with their policy. Specifically:
1. Bank unused sick hours.
2. "Sick if needed" on reserve.
Then we can have a much more valid comparison of our sick leave usage. Because comparing our program with programs that contain one or both of the above is comparing apples to oranges.
Scoop