No doubt that extended days are a contractual right, I don't think anyone would disagree with you there. The problem is the way G200 comes across pointing out that fact. He kicks the hornets nest and then complains when he gets stung.
I can't remember if NJASAP did it, or if it was my last MEC, but every so often, they would send out an email asking us to donate sick time for a pilot that had some medical issue and burned through his sick time.
If I'm not interested in donating my sick days, I could handle this one of two ways. One, I could ignore the email and go on my merry way. Or two, if I like being the center of attention, I could go to the message board and make a big deal about the union spamming me, ask how much of my union dues were being wasted sending out spam, remind the new guys that before 2005 we had no medical insurance, and top it off with suggesting that the guy should have planned better and gotten more insurance, instead of begging me for my hard earned sick time.
I have a contractual right to choose option two, but it shows a lack of judgment in my opinion. Arguing with someone that is on the verge of losing their house that it's a contractual right to take extended days shows a lack of judgment IMHO.