Its happening all to often........
Yet again a well known Italian carrier who shall remain nameless, but operates B767s out of MXP, has shown its total disregard for its crews by not only employing short-term contract captains for the summer contrary to agreements with the union it is now employing contract F/O's (ex citybird) with 600 hours experience and paying them the normal contract rate whilst the rest of the full-time pilots are being payed buttons.
This type of behavior by the airlines seems to be happening more often these days and it must be stopped.