Originally Posted by OOfff

Pilots—who use the contract to their advantage—when the company uses the contract to their advantage

Originally Posted by crewdawg

Works both ways.

Management—who use the contract to their advantage—when the Pilots use the contract to their advantage.

Originally Posted by OOfff

indeed, but I don’t see any managers ITT

Originally Posted by 20Fathoms

Interesting that your first assumption is that it was the pilot’s fault. Please don’t ever go into management.

Also as Gspeed noted, it’s hypocritical to apply that logic to reserves as every single line holder sick call is also calling out for a trip they’ve been assigned. It’s even more so now due to covering trips 2 days out. Are you honestly suggesting that reserves should call out sick 3 days prior and if they don’t they should be GFB’d???

Originally Posted by crewdawg

Originally Posted by Trip7

If a pilot hasn't used more than 50 hrs in the preceeding year, they are not subject to a GFB

Originally Posted by Planetrain

Not picking on you, but why is this even a complaint? You break a bone under the old contract, you verify, your slate gets wiped clean for verification. You’re at 0. (New contract if you’re out for 100 hours+ single occurrence and verify, those hours don’t count either, easily a broken bone). On both the old and the new, if you just qualify for disability (you don’t have to take disability, just qualify), those hours don’t count either. Essentially a broken bone means you had 0 hours count towards the verification trigger. You’re a clean slate for sick verification. And if you’re seeing an orthopedist, you hand them the 1 page form and say “can you sign this?” Nature of sick: collarbone injury. Date. Signed Dr Quinn.

I would want to verify my broken bone, GFB or not. Who cares? It’s very likely it would have taken you over the 100 hour old trigger or the 120 new.

Now UHC jerking you around, totally different animal…. They’re a mess.

Originally Posted by flyforever1978

The fact is, this company doesn't care about your health, (sick or not) or your family. All you have to do is look at how heavily they lobbied to exclude pilots from family leave in Minnesota. It's an absolute embarrassment. The complete NIGHTMARE they put me through after my child was born was an eye opener. The lengths this company will go to in order to harass its pilots into submission is really shocking. The company negotiated the sick leave benefit and I'm sure something was traded for it, so too bad if they don't like it when pilots actually have to use it!! I've never been asked for a GFB, and I don't abuse the system, but if they ask me for one when I'm sick, it will be an eye opener for them!

Originally Posted by Trip7

If a pilot hasn't used more than 50 hrs in the preceeding year, they are not subject to a GFB