What I don't understand is his tone that somehow, if we agree to a deal that is more attractive than the bonus, it is to our dissadvantage
Wiz - this is the most obvious problem with the CC's attitude right now. It will become clear to you on reading the latest feedback questionnaire (which I'm guessing about 35% of members bother to return) that losing the loyalty bonus is probably the no 1 cause for concern.
If the company comes up with a cockamamie profit sharing scheme netting about £200 pa. per pilot, but it's mixed in with a fixed 4.5% payrise (over 2 years naturally) with an extra week's leave to replace GDOs, what the heck makes you think that will be better in the long term?
I have no doubt that future CC mailings on the subject will be driving that very line. I hope sufficient numbers of members see through it this time and give us a fighting chance at surviving a few more years under 5/2/5/4!.