A PLT COMMENTS ABOUT HIS ACR'S CREW SCHEDULING POLICIES CREATING FATIGUE AMONG RESERVES. PLTS FEAR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND SO FLY FATIGUED.

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WE WERE FLYING TO ORD AFTER BEING REASSIGNED IN ZZZ. ORIGINALLY; WE HAD AN XA00 CHECK-IN TO FERRY A PLANE TO ZZZ; THEN FLY A REVENUE FLT IMMEDIATELY AFTER (20 MIN SIT) TO ORD TO DEADHEAD HOME. OUR INBOUND TO ZZZ WAS DELAYED; SO WE WERE REASSIGNED TO NOW FLY TO ZZZ1; THEN TO ORD; THEN DEADHEAD HOME. THE NIGHT BEFORE; THE CAPT HAD HIS REST REDUCED TO 12 HRS AT THE END OF HIS 3 DAY TRIP SO THAT HE COULD BE REASSIGNED AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF FLYING UNDER THE 'ONLY RESERVE AVAILABLE' AGREEMENT IN THE CONTRACT. I HAD FLOWN A 6 DAY TRIP; 130 HRS AWAY FROM BASE; HAD 3 DAYS OFF; AND HAD JUST FLOWN AN ZZZ2-ORD-ZZZ2 TURN THE DAY BEFORE. FRANKLY; I AM TIRED. EVERY TRIP I LEAVE ON IS OPEN ENDED; AND THE CREW DESK CONTINUALLY GIVES ME REASSIGNMENTS AT THE TOP OF DSCNT ON MY LAST LEGS OF FLYING. I CAN'T RECALL IF THAT WAS THE CASE ON THIS FLT; ALTHOUGH I DID RECEIVE A MESSAGE TO CALL THE CREW DESK AT SOME POINT DURING THE END OF THIS FLT. WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT AT APPROX 100 MI OUT OF FLM; TO CROSS FLM; I BELIEVE AT FL320. WE WERE AT FL340. I PUT THE RESTR IN THE ALT WINDOW; WE BOTH POINTED AT IT; AND THEN INTO THE FMC. SINCE IT WAS SO FAR AWAY; AND SUCH A SHALLOW DSCNT; I SIMPLY FORGOT ABOUT IT. WHEN THE 'DECELERATE' ANNUNCIATION APPEARED ON MY PDF; NOTHING REGISTERED IN MY MIND AND I CLRED IT. I BELIEVE IT CAME UP AGAIN; 'DECELERATE;' AND AGAIN; NOTHING. I HAVE FLOWN SO MUCH LATELY; THAT THINGS DON'T RING UP IN MY MIND LIKE THEY SHOULD. FLTS ARE BLENDING TOGETHER. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE UNION AND THE FLT OFFICE; ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT 1) WE (THE UNION) TOLD THEM (THE COMPANY) SO; AND 2) THAT 'WE'RE (THE FLT OFFICE) MAKING NOISE.' THIS IS NO LONGER SAFE. I AM A SOUND PLT. THE COMPANY IS ABUSING RESERVES; AND HOPING THAT NOTHING BAD WILL COME OF IT. THE SICK POLICY MAKES YOU AFRAID TO CALL IN SICK OR FATIGUED; FOR FEAR OF RETRIBUTION. WE MISSED OUR XING RESTR BY 4 MI. THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THANK GOD IT WASN'T.