Thats just the way that this company works - fact it. Management by fear.
You get nothing without paying for it - nothing. Everybody sitting out there awaiting things to change to the better - eg pay rise - keep waiting. Yeah we might get a pay rise, that is IF we pay for it - eg. 3 man Europe - 55+, DEFO etc.. Unfortunately I think "our" union may just not be smart enough to go for an unconditional pay rise demand - sorry to say.
The temp basing vs. freighter flying is only an expected insult on top of other insults that the company has choosen to intimidate the corps with. The good news is that good colleagues are leaving by the numbers - AND maybe even the folks upstairs will be haunted by their own lack of respect for corps.
Lets hope for the best - but expect the worst (over and over!)
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