DC9 CREW WAS ASSIGNED A TRIP WHEN THEY WERE FATIGUED.

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DURING OUR DAY LAYOVER (OUR CARRIER FLIES PRIMARILY AT NIGHT) MY FO AND MYSELF WERE REPEATEDLY DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION AND THE HOUSEKEEPING CREWS AT THE HOTEL. I CALLED OUR COMPANY AND RPTED THESE DISTURBANCES. UPON ARR AT OUR HOME BASE WE INFORMED THE CREW SCHEDULERS; AND I INFORMED A CHIEF PLT; OF OUR LACK OF ADEQUATE CREW REST. DUE TO EXTREMELY SHORT CREW LEVELS; CREW SCHEDULING REQUESTED THAT I ACCEPT A TRIP (BOTH MY FO AND MYSELF ARE ON RESERVES). I TOLD SCHEDULING I WOULD ONLY ACCEPT A SHORT TRIP IF I COULD GET SOME REST. MY FO WAS ASKED TO ACCEPT A SHORT ASSIGNMENT. SHE AGREED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT IF SHE COULD GET SOME REST DURING THE LAYOVER. SHE WAS REPEATEDLY DISTURBED AND RECEIVED NO REST. CREW SCHEDULING THEN INFORMED HER SHE HAD TO FLY A TRIP TO SJU. SHE RESPONDED THAT SHE WAS FATIGUED AND UNABLE TO FLY SUCH A LONG TRIP. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT IF CREW SCHEDULING WAS UNABLE TO GET SOMEONE FOR THE TRIP OR IT WAS DELAYED THAT SHE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO 'SEVERE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.' THIS STATEMENT CAME FROM AN ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT. I FEEL THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS ATTEMPT TO FORCE A PLT TO FLY IN A FATIGUED AND UNSAFE CONDITION.