Gee, thanks for the rallying us all, Mr. Cathay Resistance, but I've done a quick check and all the Emirates pilots have a maturity level exceeding that of a five-year-old. You can see therefore that it will impossible for us to call in en masse and claim we can't come to work because we have a tummy ache.
More importantly, as both our companies are firmly situated in the real world it is the OWNER of the company who decides what the salaries will be. If he get's it completely wrong, pilots will leave. It is very important to note that in the last ten years NOT ONE pilot has left Emirates for a job which offered both better pay and better conditions, nor will any leave now.
Anyone who thinks they can drive up salaries by anonymous peeing and moaning had better create a new forum called "Impotent Avarice", although it could be argued that "Fragrant Harbour" adequately meets that need.