re: Delta passengers fall ill while stuck on tarmac for hours in Las Vegas heat wave

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I've never understood this

I don't ask or expect much from the FAs but why are they not paid until door closes, can only imagine how much money they lose

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Its the way the contracts are written. Otherwise the staffing issue becomes worse. Imagine the hours "lost" if the timer started at any other point. I am not saying I agree with it but discussion the reasoning.

They also do not get workers comp if they injure their back lifting a soy boy's bag into the overhead.