Narrative:

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 flight immediately after (20 min situation) 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 captain had his rest reduced to 12 hours 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 hours 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 descent on my last legs of flying. I can't recall if that was the case on this flight; although I did receive a message to call the crew desk at some point during the end of this flight. We were given a descent at approximately 100 mi out of flm; to cross flm; I believe at FL320. We were at FL340. I put the restr in the altitude window; we both pointed at it; and then into the FMC. Since it was so far away; and such a shallow descent; I simply forgot about it. When the 'decelerate' annunciation appeared on my pdf; nothing registered in my mind and I cleared 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 flight office; only to be told that 1) we (the union) told them (the company) so; and 2) that 'we're (the flight office) making noise.' this is no longer safe. I am a sound pilot. 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 crossing restr by 4 mi. The result could have been catastrophic. Thank god it wasn't.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

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

Narrative: 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.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.