Just an observation from a casual observer:
The threads delineating unhappiness among EK pilots are prominent on this forum, from who flies the airplane to the housing allowance to days off to upgrade issues to the heat in Dubai to how to pay your bills back home.
Sounds like you've got yourselves a bad deal over there with no apparent mechanism for change. This can only lead to one question:
Why are you still there ?
I don't have a horse in this race ( and wouldn't WANT to ) and I'm not trying to pick a fight with anyone so don't react as if I am, but the same question keeps coming to mind:
Why are you still there ?