So much for being fired!
Appears someone must have been talking well beyond their knowledge base, because I just saw the Captain from this flight doing his Landings Proficiency Training and he is flying to Sao Paulo TODAY at 2130!
Amazing how FACTS get in the way of a good FA story, isn't it?!
Said all along it was a SAFETY ISSUE (threat to his food) that caused the problem and the ONLY thing the company cared about was that he stopped in MIA to let her off and did not use Pro Stds when they returned to ORD. Because he was already on their radar for some union activity prior to the Company's lawsuit, they have used their "favorite" tool on pilots, as it puts a pilot's medical certificate, and thus their career, in jeopardy. In short, it is intimidation!
Anyway, regardless of the protestations of the know-it-all FA, the Captain is back at work AND flying the EXACT same route!
QED.
Case closed!