@Bueno Hombre - You are not a bueno hombre. You are flame baiting, scare mongering and attempting to shape the opinions and actions of the unfortunate souls for whom pprune is their sole source of information. You are encouraging those who are allegedly your brethren to put on a corporate straight jacket, eliminate their ability to earn, and be abused by the capricious whims of a venal and self-interested company. THAT IS SELFISH AND IMMORAL.
You state that, "There are still plenty of pilots around the world who would love to take the places of the strikers". Didn't the memo reach you on the 3rd floor that there is a world-wide pilot shortage? It's real and it's everywhere. I would love to watch Cathay scramble to replace the entire pilot group, he!!, even a fraction of the group. Why do you think there's no run-around CC/TB - lack of personnel everywhere! Just ask the Flight Attendants how many got sacked.
You either have zero self respect or you are not part of the pilot group.