B-Bub, points taken well argued, I think you missed your calling as a lawyer.
But your attitude of 'you signed it you live with it' is not helping our cause. We were effectively blackmailed into signing the 01/11/04 contracts (see my early post for full story) and the market at the time dictated that sensibly we had to because there was simply very few jobs on offer elsewhere.
I hesitate to bitch and moan about my current contract because I did sign it. But I would however like to see a significant improvement in it before the vast majority of my compatriots hit 2500 hrs and head for better paid jobs.
It would be a shame because believe it or not I do feel a loyalty to the company that gave me my break and I wouldn't want to see it come to that. There is going to be a lot more work for those left behind.
I would have thought that its also in your interest that experienced F/Os choose to stay in the company because if Mon turn into the training airline that its heading for then like it or not every line Captain will effectively be a trainer.