Solidarity
Well said Paul W. You hit a nail on the head there. I have witnessed CCs try to rally others to a cause to no avail. They may choose to look after number 1 - which with pilots (I am one) is what normally happens - but they weaken all their colleagues in the process & vice versa.
The only winners are the corporate managers who seldom seem to suffer similar T&C problems oddly enough. Do you think their FS pension schemes are under threat for example?
There will always be those who extract the Michael out of any system - sickness for ex - but there are usually reasons. Like fatigue or feeling used.
Those who say things like "You'll lose you Staff Travel" OR "Look out for your jobs" are either management stooges or naive. You choose.