Albie,

I don't know this guy but I fully support the idea of the crew force supporting our sick "brothers." At a previous airline we had a better system for supporting this kind of cause. I've emailed my block reps and the NC chairman with my idea and have received little (no) support.

Here's how it worked at "Brand X." In order to donate to a sick crewmember, ANY crewmember in ANY seat on ANY airplane could designate his trip earnings (trip hours x rate of pay) to the sick guys sick bank. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that a widebody Captain donating to a 727 s/o goes a REALLY long way.

It's a NO COST item to the company and seems like it would be an easy option to set up in VIPS. Maybe you can generate some support for this concept? I hope so ... I might need it one day

Regards ... Mark