Excellent post Trafalgar. You have eloquently hit on all the right points.
Unfortunately, it is all about supply and demand, and how that hand is played out by the AOA and CX management.
CX will not pay one penny more than is absolutely necessary to retain and attract pilots. While they think that they still have a greasy grip on your aspirations and loyalty by bluffing, outright lying or just plain bullying, there will be NO improvements to your package.
In fact, they will continue to erode your package for reasons of personal greed to qualify for their own bonuses. Base pay for CX senior managers and Directors is quite low. That provides the incentive for them to cast aside their moral compass (if they had one) and do whatever is necessary to gain said bonuses. If at the end of the year they don't qualify for a bonus, they are "promoted sideways" and replaced with someone who is even more ruthless. I have watched these scumbags for over 30 years and it has always been the same game that they play.
I say again, it is all about supply and demand...
This will not end until firm action is taken by way of strike action or as is eventually more likely, the pilot resignation rate becomes unmanageable.