Dear maxy101,
My heart bleeds.
Dissatisfied with your 'measly' income ? Then why not blame those who, overwhelmingly, accepted the new wage structure.
Cabin crew making more than you, you poor, poor, benchmarked P2 ? Why not apply for a job as cabin crew then ?
p.s.: I think your cabin crew colleagues would be delighted to get 'the market rate' as per your suggestion. EZ are advertising a basic of £ 24 k p.a. Now, that's just a tad more than a B.A. new entrant on £ 10 k p.a. ...