Whoopwhoop Whoops
You seem very certain that 2006 will bring continued jam for you! Maybe it will, and maybe it won't (there are frequently exemptions from EU law for the transport industry) Let us see where we stand in 2006 eh!
Personally, if it comes to a vote, I will vote NO. (even though I am already a shorthaul captain!)
People like you are far too smug for my liking, and deserve whatever it was you signed up for. Isn't it enough?
Why do you think you deserve more? YOUR seniors retired at 50 didn't they?
Got a crystallised pension?