Originally Posted by
GoodJet
Punitive or not pilots called in sick when they couldn’t make their commute. Guys commuting in from close airports were the most affected by the low WX. That’s when I was called out on reserve. The same dynamic is happening at all airlines based at SFO.
There's a commuter, clause, but you can only use it so much.
You can call out sick, but if you do it too much it's going to be a problem.
That's just the reality of having a "job", you have to come to work sometimes... not all jobs are full-time remote.
Originally Posted by
GoodJet
I’d say threatening to close a base because of sick calls is a lot more punitive and this threat is to the entire pilot group at our “union protected” airline.
Except nobody thinks for a moment they'd close SEA, PDX, ANC, or HNL. Odds of LAX closing is 0.001%. SFO? Might be 70%.