Only bit I would disagree with is your first sentance, apart from that you are 100% spot on,
It is with this same background that has led them to a false belief that pilots are a commodity that can be treated like children, and pushed around by every 'service' department within the company. The cost neutral overtime schemes, fiddling with block times, dishonest interpretations of flight and duty time limitations, flight time factoring scams, sub standard hotels, reduction in downroute allowances, decline in housing standards, ridiculous bidding limitations, increased flying hours, decreased days off at home, lack of augmented crew, lack of flight ops man management support and concern, and the atrocious disregard for our professional status have not gone unnoticed.
that is exactly the problem