Pinnacle Pay

[center]

Heard from a relative who flies for you guys, that you cannot call in sick more tham 3 times within 12 months, or you are terminated. If this is true, why would you let this happen? How is it legal in the United States?

My company wouldn't even do that.

 

[justmeinmsp]

Yep, it's true. Three times in a rolling twelve month period and you get to do a carpet dance. Alpa legal is "checking" into it. Sounds like a civil suite waiting to happen to me. This place is getting worse and worse!

 

[Mel Sharples]

This is one case when those dues will really pay off. ALPA will K.F.A. on this case and the company will look stupid.

3 times in a year and your canned? That is totally lame. Hella lame. Wicked lame. But on par for a member carrier of the NWA family.

 

[DTWFO]

Heard from a relative who flies for you guys, that you cannot call in sick more tham 3 times within 12 months, or you are terminated. If this is true, why would you let this happen? How is it legal in the United States?

My company wouldn't even do that.

Do you think pilots run the airlines?? We didn't LET anyone do this....it just happened because our mngmt "team" in Memphis is about as smart as a chicken with it's head cut off.....on a good day. The answer is it's not legal in the United States because it's against the US Dept of Labor laws. You aren't terminated, but "subject to disciplinary action".....so it's just more harassment that the company is going to wish it hadn't engaged in come contract time.

 

[acaTerry]

The "3 times sick and you are fired" is unfortunately pretty much a regional standard. ALPA can't / won't do anything about it so don't hold your breath.

 

[speedwings]

No Jumpseat or ID during training? Ouch. So you guys drove there and camped out in the crash pad for 2 months and didn't get paid? That's some serious dedication to your career... I'm impressed. I'm not being sarcastic either.

From what you guys are saying though, it's a good place to be once you're in.