Originally Posted by
Vsop
What Buck isn hoping you’ll look into, is NWA had a system with an accumulated bank. Pilots saved a lot of hours only to have them vanish. Those pilots might feel quite happy about using their sick hours prior to losing them.
Disclaimer that I’m not promoting sick usage for inappropriate reasons.
During the NWA/DAL merge, I lost 1,200hrs+ of sick bank. I played by the rules calling in sick only when ill. It was a royal screw job by ALPA and management. A portion of the 1,200hrs+ covers part of my DPMA premiums for the remainder of my career. ALPA said, "See, this is actually a really good deal for you." Unless I fly until I'm 195 yrs old, there's no way I'll ever recover it. What they really meant was, "Gee, sucks to be you."
Lesson learned.