Morning Coffee...excellent post! You pleasantly surprised me. I’ve disagreed with you on some past discussions, but you are spot on today! I tip my hat to you.
It bothers me when the Company try’s to drive down our pay (as they have over and over and over) by comparing our pay to low cost, third world, carriers. All the while ignoring (pretending not to notice) the better overall package paid to the sister airline in our own group! Things like hourly duty pay, university education, better leave..and of course, a guaranteed 13th month are items in the Dragon contract that are not in the Cathay contract.
If the Dragon contract was inferior to the Cathay contract our management would be beating us over the head with it. The fact that they never even mention it (pretending not to notice) speaks volumes about which contract is better.