QCC2,
I understand what your saying and personally I find the idea of a "B" pay scale less than palatable.
However,we are faced with a problem and some like Twiggs and the faaa are telling everyone (including the company)that they agree with Darth that we are too expensive.Twiggs has said that we should give up some of the cream of what we have but she has not suggested exactly what.
The problem with those statements is that the company reads them and thinks great,let's rip them apart,they will do anything to keep their jobs
So what do we do about it..
(1) Do absolutely nothing and just cop a hiding at the end of 2007
or
(2) Make some changes and maybe do some damage limitation.
If it is as bad as you suggest,we are history no matter what we do so it can't hurt can it?
I agree with your statements about the managerial level(and I am saying that with tongue in cheek in calling some of them managers) being higher than ever but that is the state of play.So at least if we are proactive and put the ball in the company's court at least we are trying and may achieve something and that is why I suggested the idea of a "B" pay scale at least as a starting point.
If you or anyone else has any ideas apart from throwing in the towel...... post them