Welcome Helmet Fire,
Vitriol: extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing.
I do not see this as Vitriol, the topic is clear, there are a number of Unions within Aviation, many many financial members and from the outside it really does not look as though the membership money appears to be terribly productive.
Airing disapproval is reasonable, there is no haterd here.
With regards to Danny, if he decides to add more he can, it would be inappropriate to add personal content to this post ( read "confidential" ), it saddens me to see him not being supported to the full extent of possibility.
This topic was not started to air specifics about grievances ( hang out dirty laundry ).
Do we need to have a good look at ourselves, yes.
In many states there are still no aviation awards inplace that act as a safety net for a majority of Pilots ( yes, there is a generic award that covers minimum award wages {in effect labourers}, none of the aviation unions can claim that as their victory, perhaps the CFMEU or TWU could ).
Where has our money gone ?.