Well, thank you all for your contributions. I can see, (as Goldie says), that it's no use trying to drum up support for this on a wide scale basis - people seem perfectly content to carry on as they are.
I will contain my efforts within my own company, where I am sure of support.
So, I will sign off this thread
ps This is the third airline I've worked for, and the other two have been just as bad: I'd like to know what companies those of you who are satisfied work for