To Jo Bowman. Jo, you say that the dispute is 'certainly not due to working conditions or pay'. I must correct you. It is nearly ENTIRELY due to working conditions. To be more specific, our working conditions are almost intolerable, with no stability to our rosters. Some of us have only 5 days a month where we have even a 'reasonable' expectation of being able to plan an evening with friends and family. We show up for a 2 day trip to Tokyo, and instead get sent off on a 6 day trip to Europe. We have our leave cancelled,...etc,etc. As for being amongst the best paid in the industry. Not even close. Please do all parties in this dispute a favour and refrain from quoting old and tired cliches about our profession. There are real and compelling reasons why we are forced to plan this serious industrial action, and it would be nice (but not expected) to see it fairly portrayed in the press. I think if you were aware of how contemptuous of the press our management is, you would make the effort to not be 'used' by their Corporate Communications Department. A visit to Mr. John Findlay, or Mr. Nigel Demerey at the AOA would help clear up a lot of the mis-conceptions. Are you willing to blow open the terrible mis-management and the resulting deterioration of safety that CX management is responsible for. There is your real story.