Marlowe
Marlowe's post on the previous page hits an important point. Those of you in Flybe who say "life's not that bad - OK we always finish on a late & start on an early - but we only have to tug our forelocks once a year......etc" are the type of pilot that causes BALPA to tear their hair out.
Would other highy qualified professionals put up with the kind of treatment you are enjoying? Can you imagine doctors, lawyers and so on taking that crap? You are a vital part of a safety critical industry and as such must operate to a standard most managers could never understand. The French & Spanish pilots know how to play this tune & benefit royaly as a result.
Dear old UK pilots go on accepting the "lucky to have a job" principle with predictable results. Read the above post from noiffsorbuts & see your opportunity.
Work WITH the BACON guys'n'gals to get a good deal for all of you instead of playing into the bonus laden hands of manageers who must split their sides laughing at the dissent & petty protectionist squabbling perpetrated here by those few with tunnel vision.