FDX Sick Grievance Denied
05-11-2014, 02:27 AM
#91
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I wonder if these folks will need a note.....
AOL.com Article - US Airways flight diverted after crew falls ill​
AOL.com Article - US Airways flight diverted after crew falls ill​
05-11-2014, 09:09 AM
#92
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Could be because the computer is in control, and there is no human supervising it (or at least taking responsibility for it). And of course, the computer program has been responsible for several errors (not management's fault, ever).
I'd probably email or call the PAC and ask them specifically why the note is requested. I would be very curious, and if you haven't done anything to flag the point system, why are you on the pilot suspect list?
I'd probably email or call the PAC and ask them specifically why the note is requested. I would be very curious, and if you haven't done anything to flag the point system, why are you on the pilot suspect list?
05-11-2014, 09:58 AM
#93
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So that makes zero sense that you would be flagged for a doctor's note for past usage. Could it have been required for the trip you called in sick for, alone? Meaning, was in conjunction with vacation, a holiday (yes, Easter counts, apparently people must be calling in sick to attend Easter Mass---yeah right), or something in particular about this specific trip?
05-11-2014, 06:42 PM
#94
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Guess I'm just not religious enough to think that people would call in sick to attend Easter Mass. If it was that important to them, I think they'd bid it off. It's not like it is difficult to swap a trip over Easter, or bid around it.
05-11-2014, 08:04 PM
#95
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"Let them eat cake"
Not everyone is senior enough to bid the days off they want. And the inability to make reasonable schedule adjustments under current management policies is a source of much discontent and the topic of numerous posts here and elsewhere.
Not everyone is senior enough to bid the days off they want. And the inability to make reasonable schedule adjustments under current management policies is a source of much discontent and the topic of numerous posts here and elsewhere.
05-11-2014, 11:01 PM
#96
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Just asking. It seems unlikely to me, but maybe you can enlighten me. Hordes of junior people, unable to get off Easter, must attend Mass or else.
05-11-2014, 11:47 PM
#97
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I agree with that. But is Easter really a tough holiday to bid off of, trade, or drop? Perhaps if you're at the absolute bottom of the list, and must bid reserve with no choice at what you get awarded. Otherwise, are there really that many people that have no option but to work Easter, and are strongly religious enough that they would actually call in sick to attend Mass?
Just asking. It seems unlikely to me, but maybe you can enlighten me. Hordes of junior people, unable to get off Easter, must attend Mass or else.
Just asking. It seems unlikely to me, but maybe you can enlighten me. Hordes of junior people, unable to get off Easter, must attend Mass or else.
05-12-2014, 03:26 AM
#98
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The issue isn't Easter. It's any particular day that someone feels is important enough for them to not work that day, and they feel they should be able to somehow, change their schedule, within the rules, without having to resort to calling in sick.
05-12-2014, 06:36 AM
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I don't choose to hold an opinion as to why it's important to some people, nor in how many it's important to. It's important enough to enough people that management feels they need to control/limit sick usage over that holiday via the CBA and threat of discipline. They severely restrict bid line adjustments, particularly regarding R-days. If it's not important to you, bid to fly that holiday and knock yourself out. One of your peers will be grateful.
My hope is we hire better managers to replace some who may have gone brain dead. Surely someone of high caliber thinks FedEx would be a good place to work. Then, maybe, one of them can meet our team sitting at the table. When the company is ready to get to work, of course. Wouldn't want to rush them or anything.
A stupid decision on a manager's part is not an emergency on my part.
BTW, they aren't using the CBA this time. It's all extra contractual.
05-12-2014, 01:38 PM
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I don't choose to hold an opinion as to why it's important to some people, nor in how many it's important to. It's important enough to enough people that management feels they need to control/limit sick usage over that holiday via the CBA and threat of discipline. They severely restrict bid line adjustments, particularly regarding R-days. If it's not important to you, bid to fly that holiday and knock yourself out. One of your peers will be grateful.
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