I knew you folks would get the picture. If the airlines can afford the pilots, they can afford us. The quicker they warm up to the idea of real pay for real skills, the quicker they can stem the loss of quality due to low wages in our field. If you are interested, go to
http://www.amfa33.org to see how we are handling the problem in the US.
Now get organized and get on with it. Get a dog that will hunt. Do you want to wait for the "market" to raise wages for you?