I was just interested in seeing if anybody had some information that I missed about who is being the problem here - it is often the case that there is more going on that we are told in the media ............... but ... nothing forthcoming so far.
There won't be anything else forthcoming, because there is nothing else beyond the very simplicity of it all: the unilateral breaking of written agreements.
The end game is to avoid going down the ryanair route as this will surely happen if things proceed as management wish. Potkettleblack very succinctly assesses the situation in that regard. The reality is that the profession is at precipice. The "good" airlines are disappearing fast and if the rot is not stopped we'll all work for either ryanair or ryanair-lite. There'll be no escape, no "career" airlines, no "good airlines." Either get used to it or stand up.