United Tells Sick Flight Attendants to Skip Leisure Travel (paddleyourownkanoo.com)

United Airlines told its nearly 30,000 flight attendants in an internal memo that being too sick to work means being too sick for leisure travel, threatening discipline for those using non-rev benefits while off sick. The Association of Flight Attendants says the contract does not prohibit travel on sick leave and that crew members are not required to obtain supervisor permission. The airline is increasingly using technology to cross-check sick leave dates against requested paid time off, and perceived sick leave abuse is now the most frequent reason for termination cases.