I certainly hope not! This is one of the most contraversial issues within easyJet that has rightly been one of the root causes of great resentment within the company. It is very simple - as long as we have suitably qualified FOs to fill command vacancies we should not take DECs. Our union has been making representations to our management on this issue and there are at last signs that their voice is being heard.
If the looming industrial action actually takes place, there will be some heads rolling for allowing the dispute to go that far when it did not need to. This will be seen to be one of the key issues that led to the enormous loss of confidence in management that has occurred.