Actually, I think that you're simply making an assumption. I'm not doing out any advice. I'm simply stating fact. Contractually we receive 100 hours on UNVERIFIED sick time per year.

I'm out for now. Time to grill and drink beer. Happy 4th. :cool:

A couple of weeks ago I caught a summer cold. Called in sick. Sucked. I hate making that call because you know they don't believe you.

Anyways I got better and flew a trip and then another, but on that second trip my left ear didn't clear on landing. I had no warning it was coming, not even a sniffle. It was hell. It took seeing a doctor and getting a prescription to make the pain subside after about 7-9 days. It took 3 weeks to restore hearing.

My whole hating sick callers meme is based off of one keyboard warrior on here who said if you can type on the internet you can go to work. That's 100% b.s. You've got to be damn near perfect to fly when you think about the liability involved with our job.

I'm sure if we worked in an office setting we'd down some medicine and go sit in the cubicle with a runny nose. I know I would. But to fly a jetliner several times a day for a few days straight? Screw that, FLY AN MD-88?!?


You can't always go to the doctor for the trivial stuff and our insurance punished that, but the trivial stuff keeps us from being where we need to be do to our jobs right.

It's you who are making an assumption. The company can, on a good faith basis, require you to verify any sick leave, including the first 100 hours. This is already happening. You are telling guys not to answer calls from the CPO regarding verification. I am telling them that if they don't, they had best check their time card and plan accordingly.

I'm outta here too.

Happy 4th to you as well!

Not exactly your typical July 4th in HOT-lanta:

KATL 041731Z 18009KT 7SM TS FEW015CB BKN075 OVC110 23/21 A3015 RMK AO2 TSB31RAB02E31 VIS LWR SW SHRA FRQ LTGICCG SW TS SW MOV N CB DSNT NE SHRA DSNT NE P0016

I went to the Cumming GA july 4th parade. A bunch of steam engines. It was misty, low overcast, cool. People were wearing jackets.

I think last year it was a drought and the fireworks caused a fire. Now, all the mosquitoes drowned.

This is not positive at all. I will keep my feelings about the merger and who is better off in the long run, pay raise, no commute, better management, prosperity etc etc.....

I was hoping that we were all above this level of distrust. I respect the POV's but not the attempts at and labeling of people for their observations and view of the facts.

Hoping for a happy fourth for all of my DAL brothers! Now I have to commute for work!:D

Thanks for the info. Can you buy the Zeds on the spot? Travel net says there is a 2-3 day wait...

Any good way to check loads on AK?

exactly.

not only that, but it might not stop with simply losing pay.

The company can also dig into your medical records from your personal physician. Is this even legal?? :mad:

From ALPA's contract awareness product:

In appropriate cases ... only (“good faith basis”), a Chief Pilot can ask you to sign a medical release with the medical information being limited to review by a Company designated doctor, other health care professionals, the Director-Health Services and the Senior Vice-President of Flight Operations

The actual contract (14.G), however, doesn't use the term "ask:"

So ALPA is still spinning the contract.

The winner in any contract is NYC. The key is to have a rich grandmother leave you a rent controlled apartment in the city. And then have friends. And your seniority will take you places that ATL could never dream of.

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Two comments:

If you're sick, you're sick. Don't fly. A) you're not doing yourself any good, and B) you're flying buddy doesn't want you there either. The company sure as hell doesn't want you bending metal and would be extremely hard pressed if they chose not to pay you for your rightful sick leave.

Secondly, as to our merger, I feel like I just stumbled into a 2008 version of an APC thread, or a UAL/Continental thread, or a US Air/AA thread, or SWA/AT.....move on guys. We're kicking ass and taking names while these other companies thrash about. It's over....and it's working.

Happy 4th brothers!

Ax yourself. Why is it crushing them?