I have to concur with the skycruiser's post.
The dragon guys and gals deserve every cent of that payrise, well done all. And kudos to the DPA for sticking to the agenda.
I'm also a member of the AOA, i haven't any intention of giving that up either but it's becoming rather difficult to convince others why they should join. I believe in influencing by example but increasingly the example I'm setting as an AOA member is becoming a joke. I pay a % of my salary to a cause that is yielding squat. Right now could potentially be its finest hour. I'm disappointed to not even see a statement of support for the FAUs movement come out of the AOA.
Despite my misgivings I have no doubt that the GC are working on trying to resolve issues but the lack of updates, information and transparency is mystifying and defies logic. So balancing-scale wise there are many more reasons why I shouldn't be a member but I persist in the hope that maybe one day someone either in the GC or new to it will actually wake up from the opium cloud & show some direly needed leadership in the right direction. Decide for yourself what's more stupid......feeding money into a seemingly black hole organisation, or trying to convince/deluding myself into thinking that our GC will fight for us at the risk of losing their jobs. Despite the odds I still believe in trying for change and at the moment I can afford to.
Everyone needs to get off their high horse and stop blaming the other side for the failure of the CPA pilot body in achieving better Ts&Cs. People are entitled to their opinion but when it starts to create a stalemate then the outcome is pretty obvious. It's no wonder everyone has a sore arse and is wondering why the hell nothing's getting done.