Ok Chewy, I agree that there are times when cabin crew cannot fly with colds/blocked ears. But you also agree that office workers are able to come in with such an illness. Therefore it should be possible for any cabin crew member to come into work and attend for non flying duties. I am sure that the cabin crew would be grateful of the opportunity of not losing money and keeping up their good attendance record. As an engineer we agreed to this policy even though the Airworthiness Notices issued by the CAA tell us we must not attend for duty unless we are fully fit to do so. I think that the above would be a reasonably amicable agreement for all.