I don't find a lot of reasons to enter into the increasingly acrimonious discussions this thread is full of. The sick leave, call in honest, jumpseat, union solidarity disagreements should not be in a public forum. What I believe is a valid reason for expending a personally earned benefit is of no one else's business. And what you may do is none of my business. Talk of union actions on a public forum is like fixing dinner and taking a dump in the same sink. Good Luck! And the sanctimonious pep talk vs. habitual shirker defenses degrades the common purpose of thiis forum. I'm about done with this thread. It should be closed.