Well 411A it seems that you belong in a different era. No doubt you could be replaced by a cheaper East European.
Yes pilots take longer to train than cabin crew obviously, but there is no mystery to flying. Aren't Boeings designed to be flown by two Africans anyway as a BA pilot once told me?
The current oil price shock is not an excuse to get everyone on new contracts. It has happened before. Far more airlines have gone bust due to poor management decisions than employee costs....LAKER, PAN AM, EASTERN, BRANIFF, SWISSAIR.
As for pilot costs, when BA have tried low cost operations in the past like AML, the drivers were still on their big mainline salaries. Why didn't they volunteer to take a pay cut?
As far as the Cabin Crew union 'BASSA' being militant, perhaps a few stewardesses may have more balls in dealing with Mr Walsh than the windy BALPA lot, who will now be screwed after their latest failure over Openskies.