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EagleVol 09-26-2021 11:32 AM

They will let you go home for a few days. Everyone in the training department will understand. Don’t delay the class. They will work with you if you have to leave for a family emergency. You aren’t going to be fired or anything for having a baby. Most likely you’ll have to wait a month or so to actually start aircraft training, so you would have time to join the next indoc class to catch up on anything you missed.

jdflyer1999 09-26-2021 12:00 PM

When I went through indoc I was able to select an aircraft training date ~35 days later. I enjoyed a long summer vacation. My pay anniversary is much later in the year but my seniority is based on that class date.

if you can get to class and select a training date down the road that may certainly buy you some time, but either way if you need the time off everyone will understand. Do what’s right for your family.

ju10489 09-26-2021 12:23 PM

Thank you so much for the answers. In any case I will work with HR and make sure they know in advance (training department as well). I appreciate you all and I’m looking forward to joining American.

FlyyGuyy 09-26-2021 01:13 PM


Originally Posted by Al Czervik (Post 3300504)
Waiting for someone to say FMLA is not allowed per LGA CP’s.

Actually new York was awesome about our second. Even suggested I look into the new York paid leave. Which I took. All 12 weeks of it. Great way to bond with number 2 and realize I'll never have long off again until I retire.

biigD 09-26-2021 03:09 PM


Originally Posted by FlyyGuyy (Post 3300623)
Actually new York was awesome about our second. Even suggested I look into the new York paid leave. Which I took. All 12 weeks of it. Great way to bond with number 2 and realize I'll never have long off again until I retire.

I had a similar experience - JoePa is a friggin' rockstar.

AllYourBaseAreB 09-26-2021 03:22 PM

Periodic NYPFL is even better than taking the straight 12 weeks. If you’re willing to be a on reserve and make yourself available for one day at a time, you could stretch it out 5-7 months, almost never work and still get half reserve pay.

AllYourBaseAreB 09-26-2021 03:24 PM

But that leave requires a certain amount of work history lookback

Av8rPHX 09-29-2021 09:34 PM

FMLA is 12 months or 1250 hours in the proceeding 12 months. Company might be willing to work some kind of other leave,but fmla is a federal thing


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FlyGuy2021 09-30-2021 06:25 AM


Originally Posted by Al Czervik (Post 3300504)
Waiting for someone to say FMLA is not allowed per LGA CP’s.

Nope. NYs Cps are great for family emergencies and FMLA. They truly will bend over backwards to help you.

They just think that you should actually come to work when you are supposed to and not screw over your fellow employees because you are too lazy not to commute to work like you should, or if you abuse sick time.

Al Czervik 09-30-2021 06:28 AM


Originally Posted by FlyGuy2021 (Post 3302203)
Nope. NYs Cps are great for family emergencies and FMLA. They truly will bend over backwards to help you.

They just think that you should actually come to work when you are supposed to and not screw over your fellow employees because you are too lazy not to commute to work like you should, or if you abuse sick time.

You know...they want you to be a decent human being and do what they actually pay you a lot of money to do (like sit reserve in base, not use SIN 10 days per month, every month, etc...)


I agree with all of that. I don’t agree with them not following the JCBA.


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