Redtail, I am sincere mate. I got out of the big company game for these kind of reasons. Working for the small outfits maybe less pay but certainly more rewarding and you do not have to put up with the union/management/bean counters games. These jokers are playing with folks livelihoods usually to satisfy their own egos. I have known managers who would sell their frigging mothers if they thought it would get them another step up the imaginary ladder. They love to crow to the board.."look how much money I have saved you " ... and sod the consequences. If they could get Bangladesh Biman approved to do the maintenance for ten bucks an hour...you know as well as I do thats where your aircraft would go.
Rest assured you are not the only ones. Lufthansa use SASCO in S'pore heavily for B747-400 C checks (7 done so far I think) meanwhile LHT are laying guys off in Hamburg!