Originally Posted by
170Till5
it’s our BENEFIT to use. Doesn’t have to be sick, pilots can be grounded to not fly for other reasons IMSAFE. Use it or lose it - if Delta had a better program where our sick time could be cashed out like the FA’s have, or roll over like AA pilots have - I’m sure overall sick calls would be down.
it’s a benefit - use it or lose it. It’s not abuse if you aren’t feeling 100% up to the job that day. But each their own.
UAL just went to 6 hours/month accrual for sick leave. A whopping 72 hours/year. I think at retirement you get paid half of unused balance
Would that be better?
Wonder how many pilots would be enticed to fly sick so as to bump up their balance? None because ALL pilots are professionals in charge of multi-million $$$$ airplanes?
I have the solution....250 hours per year, all treated as PTO. And accruable, and, paid out in full at retirement.
That ought to pass muster with the rank and file.