Do you now or have you ever worked within the MEC? Your arrogance is resembling that of one of the MEC guys from the ALPA board that got taken down.

Talk about the scenarios where the company or their third party medical admin can gain access to all individual pilot medical records under the current contract and under the proposed contract. Show details for both.

 

How do we do this???

 

Here's the definition:

“Verification threshold” means on a rolling consecutive 365 day basis, 15 or more work days missed due to sickness.
Note one: For a pilot who transitions to temporary or long term disability, work days missed due to sickness during the rolling 365 day period preceding his transition to temporary or long term disability will not be counted towards the verification threshold.
Note two: Work days missed during a sick occurrence in excess of 20 consecutive calendar days will not be counted towards the verification threshold provided the sick occurrence was timely verified under Section 14 F. 2. b. and so long as the sickness included:
a. surgery,
b. hospitalization,
c. fractured bone that prevented a pilot from exercising the privileges of his FAA medical certificate, or
d. a serious medical condition which, in the sole discretion of the Director – Health Services, is confirmed through objective pathology, and the pilot provides a medical release under Section 14 G. even if the pilot is not otherwise subject to a medical release threshold.
Note three: Work days missed upon the exhaustion of FAA leave under Section 13 K. will not be counted towards the verification threshold.

 

Why don't you copy and paste both sections (old and new) showing this.

 

Verification, you get a QHCP certificate from a medical professional with whom you have a bona fide patient relationship that contains a description of your sickness (no more "general terms") and estimated return to work date. (14.A.1, 14.A.2xx)

Release - which can be required due to release threshold OR if DHS finds the QHCP certificate inadequate - you sign a written authorization for release of your medical records to DHS. If they're not satisfied, they can pass the records on to a company designated doctor or the Senior VP of Flight Ops (14.G.1-3).

We're creating a monster in DHS, in my opinion. This TA is a bit of a hydra with a lot of big threats.

 

I see you conveniently edited out the 15 days section of that excerpt. Another half truth or lie by omission. The devil is in the details. Nice try.

 

HAH! Nice catch. I've been over that section so many times I mentally substituted the 15 days.

 

Recall the reps? If this is to help defeat the TA, you do not have the time. If it is to get new reps in for a longer process, maybe.

I suggest concentrating on getting pilots to see how bad the TA is and exercise their vote. That is a time critical issue.

 

How incredibly shortsighted. I'm with Denny; this TA is about way more than dollars. I'm not insulted by the company's financial offer. They should offer us the minimum they think we will accept as that is their job. It's all the other garbage in here. QOL losses that might not seem bad individually, like increasing the TLV, pay no credit for vacation, and OE pull outs, add up to a lot more time at work. Sick leave is a total disaster on its own. Scope is carved out at the top and the bottom. The company reached for the stars on this and our NC gave it to them. Our MEC then punted their responsibility to say no right back to us. Time for us to grow a backbone and meet that responsibility. Easy no vote.

 

Recalling the reps creates publicity that there's a large contingent of dissatisfied no voters.

It also puts pressure on the more politically minded reps to back away from support of the TA (embracing the "I hate it, I just thought everyone should have a choice" copout), thus providing more ammunition for No advocates.

Happy side benefit: new MEC and NC once we vote it down. Do it right this time, and we're still several months before the contract is amendable!