classic ploy. let it drag out. tell the CC you are going to the board and making every effort to get a better deal - delaying for months. troops get impatient then start to waver then miraculously a slightly improved offer comes and we all jump for it having lost the will. only thing it'll be at a price .
the CC's apparent willingness to discuss paying pilots ouside GB, F and D a lower wage for the same job is the first chip- and should have been rejected out of hand.
if anyone thinks surrendering someone elses 'basic' or conditions is an acceptable route to take so long as the majority benefit then sadly, we are approving our own demise.
Easyjet is already a two or three tier airline with highly unfair 'caveats' applying to minority sections to cut things to the bone. make a mess of this and we lose any good will from the growing european contingent forming a very welcome part of the company and also that of the SFO's and FO's who are the life-blood of the operations dept in the company.