CitationAir Terminates Pilots on Disability

[The Dude Abides]

So, our new bosses have decided that enough is enough and have sent termination letters to pilots who have been on disability for 6 months. They claim it's to bring thr policy into alignment with Textron. Another Merry Christmas from CA.

 

[BentOver]

Sounds like a move Netjets would have done.....Or just haven't thought of it yet...Great, stand by for announcement....

Is this even legal?

Sucks for those involved. The jobs in this sector still are very tough to come by.

 

[CA1900]

Sounds like a move Netjets would have done.....Or just haven't thought of it yet...Great, stand by for announcement....

They can't -- we have it in our contract that we get 3 years before that happens. Hopefully CA will be able to negotiate something similar in their contract. That's a really crappy thing to do to somebody who's out on leave!

 

[Pervis]

They can't -- we have it in our contract that we get 3 years before that happens. Hopefully CA will be able to negotiate something similar in their contract. That's a really crappy thing to do to somebody who's out on leave!

Not to mention the optional LTD that pays up tp 10K/month till retirement age, regardless of ability to perform other jobs. This BS from CA is a typical hostage situation as punishment for voting in a union. Stand firm-it's gonna get a lot hotter in the kitchen. Read Marty Levitt's book. It's real, and they will spend far more in trying to break you guys than it would cost them to provide a fair and equitable CBA.

 

[AftCG182]

Not to mention the optional LTD that pays up tp 10K/month till retirement age, regardless of ability to perform other jobs. This BS from CA is a typical hostage situation as punishment for voting in a union. Stand firm-it's gonna get a lot hotter in the kitchen. Read Marty Levitt's book. It's real, and they will spend far more in trying to break you guys than it would cost them to provide a fair and equitable CBA.

I'd say it's time for the guys to lawyer-up :smash:

 

[Wankel7]

Sounds like a move Netjets would have done.....Or just haven't thought of it yet...Great, stand by for announcement....

Is this even legal?

Sucks for those involved. The jobs in this sector still are very tough to come by.

What a pisser

This alone should start a union drive. What a bunch of crap.

 

[XTW]

What a pisser

This alone should start a union drive. What a bunch of crap.

Uhhhh, already done as of July 6.

X

 

[G4dude]

So, our new bosses have decided that enough is enough and have sent termination letters to pilots who have been on disability for 6 months. They claim it's to bring thr policy into alignment with Textron. Another Merry Christmas from CA.

This is a tough situation for this pilot, but I have a question. How long should a company pay someone who no longer produces for the company? How easy it is, it seems to me, to be compassionate with other people's money.

 

[brokeflyer]

This is a tough situation for this pilot, but I have a question. How long should a company pay someone who no longer produces for the company? How easy it is, it seems to me, to be compassionate with other people's money.

im amazed that your brain can produce enough electricity to actually fly a gulfstream.

You shouldnt post anymore, it just make you appear very very ignorant.

What do you do when you fall and break your arm? Your welcome for the 3 years of disability. You should just quit and go somewhere else though.

 

[rettofly]

This is a tough situation for this pilot, but I have a question. How long should a company pay someone who no longer produces for the company? How easy it is, it seems to me, to be compassionate with other people's money.

A company should pay the sick leave specified in the employee handbook.

When that's gone, LTD (Long Term Disability Insurance) should kick in. This usually provides 70% of base pay up to the end of Year 2 of continuing disability, followed by 60% of base pay up to retirement age. That's how it worked at every company, large and small, that employed me.

The catch is that, at some companies, it is necessary to sign up for LTD, just like contributory group life insurance.