I don't think FR pilots are just fighting for more money here or even as one person said trying to be management.
I think it is about respecting employment law in the relevant countries and most of all respecting your front line employees which by all accounts FR do not do. If you are happy at FR, all the best to you. But when obviously well established and long term employees tell you there is a problem, there probably is....
There will be that day when you will have an issue with management and you will probably discover that FR is not such a rosy place after all. Until then enjoy bumbling along with your fingers in your ears while other people do the fighting for you. It seems like a win, win situation for you as you risk nothing but have maximum gain!
By the way I don't regard £80,000 for a Captain on a 737-800 to be that much money for 750-900hrs a year with no pension, no loss of licence, paying for sims, medicals, car parks, food and the rest of the stuff that comes with FR.
Maybe it is just me? That £80,000 is not a great deal for the type of flying in RYR when you take what you pay for.
