A. Determination of Medical Fitness
1. If the Company has reasonable cause to question whether a Pilot meets the
required medical standards, it may require a Pilot to submit to a medical
examination in addition to those required by the FAA. The examination may be
by a Company designated medical examiner, and the Pilot shall be furnished with
a copy of the medical examiner’s report. The cost of the Company required
examination shall be paid by the Company.
3. Should the Company’s medical examiner determine that the Pilot is unable to
meet the required medical standards, the Pilot shall cease being pay protected and
may apply for disability benefits.
Why are we giving the company the authority to force you to take an unnecessary medical examination? Define "reasonable cause". If the FAA gives you a first class qualification, then it should stop there. This is ripe for abuse through medical tyranny. If you get on their bad side, they can "suspect" you of drinking or emotional problems and use this language to coerce or intimidate you. This also empowers the company's medical examiner. Remember, that guy is always on the company's payroll. He's not on your side. You could have one false EKG and you're done for.
This alone should send a strong NO vote by every lanyard wearer.
How did this garbage even get to us!!!???
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