I'm sorry but I totally disagree with you Virginfun! The salary that we take home is not acceptable. The allowances that so many crew don't spend whilst down route to take home to supplement their income shouldn't have to.
I think that BA is a perfect company to use as an example, they pay their crew well, there staff turnover is minimal, and the crew have a voice, with the backing of a strong union. What do we have very low crew morale, high staff turnover, no respect from the company and a union who seems to think we should just now roll over and accept this frankly rubbish offer!
I have worked for several airlines, and have to say that whilst our benefits package is fantastic, the important thing that is salary is shocking especially when you look at what we get paid compared to our counter parts working for other airlines, be that Easyjet, BA, Ryanair the list goes on..... they all get paid a lot more than we do!