Go grab a calculator.
J* expects to move 7,5mil passengers over the next 12 months.
If the pilots want (let's grab a good number!), say AUS$15000/year increase across the board - Yeah! That would mean a 20cent/100pilots per ticket, price increase.
So 600 pilots will mean a AUS$ 1,20 increase in ticket price etc.
Since pay is tax deductable for a company this would come down to below $1,00 per ticket increase for 600 pilots to earn $15000 extra EACH!
Now the problem is, the management see 7,5mil people giving $1,00 each after tax, thats a cool number they can have for themselves!
Why give it to the pilots?
YOU have to MAKE THEM.
To do that you HAVE TO work together as a J* group first, and then as a bigger group together with the other airline's pilots.
You can not do it the other way around, by first working together with the other airline's pilots and then as a local group, first get the J* pilots together.
When you act as a front inside the airline you can achieve ANYTHING ( even get AIPA to represent you ).