Is not the same increase across the board the fairest way
It might seem to be the fairest way but it ignores the fact that written into the pilots afs is a clause which allows for 'negotiation' each year as part of a pay package - life is not fair afterall. Surely even you would agree that the company should keep their part of a contract of employment ? This company by using the 'corporate rise' philosophy have been abusing this contract of employment for years and they are about to reap the benefit of what they sow. This is not about greedy pilots or pilots wanting something different, it is about pilots who want their contract of employment honoured - not so much to ask for when you look at it that way.