>>Just as a thought, if pilots could actually work together to get a ban on SSTRs then surely maintaing Ts and Cs would....<<
You folks can work together 'til the cows come home, and the net result will be that NOTHING can be 'Banned'.
You are totally waisting you time.
Some folks work hard to save the cash for a rating (rather than being wealthy to begin with) so it is sour grapes from those that can't/won't.
No more, no less.
If you don't like the way the conditions of pay/service are in you're present carrier, move on to somewhere else, just like many others before have done.
In other words, make your OWN luck, if you have the fortitude.
I suspect many won't, so all they do is bit@h and moan, and the net result is...zero.