2 Whites..2 Reds...
No the stratergy is correct.
SH work / life balance is top of a list of items to be addressed, most likely departmentally at the back end of the ongoing corporate pay deal.
A return of the duty rig from 1.8 to 2.0 to be specific but the financial figure to achieve this is relatively small.
Cold hard cash pays for mortgages, buys part time ( when available) pays for schools etc etc.
The current plan for this summer is so ambitious that it will most likely fall apart due LTS, fatigue, etc so Flt Ops will have to do something about it anyway.
Why solve their issues at the front end of a pay negotionation? We are about to post huge profits....go for the cash while it is there would be my advice.