Originally Posted by
Zball345
Taken from notes from a Union conference call.
"...Another pilot was out on FMLA for chronic alleges and sinus issues. The company had this individual followed by a PI. The PI reported that the pilot drove to the bank and picked up a pizza on the way home. The pilot was terminated for this. In response to these types of events, ALPA has asked the company for a list of prohibitive actions while on FMLA that they expect an employee to comply with since discipline, up to and including termination, is being handed down..."
Great place to work! Get a personal paparazzi for calling in sick! Don't like it? Well good news, you don't work here anymore!!!
Wow. I'm a big proponent of tort reform, and want airlines to be profitable for so they have more to give us, but if that's true, I hope that pilot sues and wins BIG TIME.