Flying Fox...
It appears fivedogs is in ADL, possibly someone involved in management and sick of seeing pilots and friends constantly screwed over... having someone in ADL on the pilots side would be a refreshingly new concept!
From what I understand, its not so much 'strike' action that has been approved, but Protected Industrial Action... slightly different? correct me if Im wrong. Either way, in my opinion... fight for something more than CPI! For christs sake, nows the time to push hard. Raise the bar then negotiate. Dont start low, then fight and whinge again in 6 months time when this is all forgotten and you've negotiated nothing less than an AWA you had 3 yrs ago! Management will kick back and laugh.
Guys are walking now, why? Well, its not because of CPI. Look at the big picture, aviation has alot to offer these days...