Certainly not local, perhaps after having been here for so bloody long the way I write is becoming a bit more native. I was there, and is open I believe to all Grade 9s and above in the office functions of EK and captains. Not just locals, in fact very few of them there.
BB, there are a number of captains posting on this site that their CVs are out there and they are off. They have nothing to loose, so why not stir it up a bit and ask a few contentious questions. The press briefing is before the staff one so they've all bug@ered off to the pub by ours anyway.
SS, I'm reasonably happy with my Ts & Cs, like everyone else I would love an increase in salary.
It was the usual questions and nothing argumentative came up. My point was that the pilots seem to be the most vocal of all the staff (you at least have a forum like this) on this is issue and as many say they will be voting with their feet it was an opportunity to state their grievances.
Many of the locals in EK are just as unhappy as everyone else with current salaries. All their friends in the government got 25% pay rises. Whether there will be something for the locals only who know.