The only way to get it sorted though, is for the union and its member to have some backbone and get it sorted. Hit'em where it hurts.
Ah yes, you must have been off the face of the planet a few weeks ago....I'd better help you out.
http://www.independent.ie/national-n...e-1058326.html
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/bre.../breaking2.htm
Sound familiar? To be told that we "need to do something" when I've already put my job on the line in trying to defend pilots I don't yet know is hard to swallow.
However I'm big enough to be able to take the long term view of all this and realise that most of the guys applying for these jobs will never appreciate what was done on behalf of them until it's probably too late.
The short sightedness of pilots never ceases to amaze me. Ironic considering what we actually put into practice when we take to the air (if we are proper professionals).
As for you wife sir. If you are unable to control that small problem, it's going to get a hell of a lot tougher if you come back.