Good answer HS, but a little disingenuous.
You're right as far as it goes Hand old sport, but I reckon you'll have difficulty convincing the present line crews of CityFlyer. No point in fighting old battles, and personally I hope you win this one for the good of the Industry generally.
However, a decent debater would mince your argument, or at the very least draw a version of precedent from it.
Anyway, as an uninvolved individual, without going too far off thread, could you tell us all what happens to the current CityFlyer Pilots in 2010 when the deal comes to an end? Genuinely interested, albeit only for forms sake - however there are a lot of RJ 100 guys watching this space.....