Shockwave that was an excellent post. My sentiments exactly.
The mentality of the PPRUNE-warriors that replied is indicative of the problems we face. Gents your replies were valid but how do they help change anything?
Our conditions have been forced south (largely by ourselves passively accepting this direction from management) and now they can't get enough pilots, rather than paying a decent wage they are trying to scrape together individuals from all over the world.
Yes bring on that combined union. It is the only way out of this mire.