Also if I had a lot of sick, and a side hustle (or could get a job), I'd be burning that and making money on the side. Or interview prep, interviews whatever.

Maybe FMLA, whatever, Get that bunion that's been bothering you taken care of.

At this point I might prefer outside work, as opposed to say company overtime hustle... I'd hate to rack up a lot of OT and then have them decide to suspend payroll the day before payday.

No talking about it is not an illegal work action, and there's point in them suing the MEC of a defunct airline (can't sue ALPA national, they're the support staff of an association, not a legal RLA "union").