Originally Posted by
DeltaboundRedux
The only thing in the Contract Survey I went off on.
Hospice, prolonged deaths, cleaning up the financial situation (even if it's just shifting auto pay, SS benefits, etc.) takes time.
Pilots are often the progeny with the assets to deal with this (because the siblings can't).
Current contract gives us something like 4 days of bereavement leave.
There has to be a better way.
One of the "generational divides" Contract 2026 has. Younger pilots have younger parents. Older pilots see this coming in a few years (or tomorrow) and would prefer some defined benefit options, not just calling the CPO and hoping they get the nice guy.
It's the same story with hurricanes and other natural disasters. If the CPO is a nice guy, you might get some paid time to take care of things. If not, it's unpaid personal drops so now you have to worry about loss of income on top of the disaster you're currently dealing with. Better to just call out sick instead.
Oh, which reminds me, if you want to non rev while sick you have to beg the CPO to let you which is ridiculous. Also, I don't think we can non-rev on LTD. Other airlines can.