Mohikan is onto something here.....
His two basic principles stand out, shining like the morning sun:
1) Any group of pilots whose pay and conditions affect job opportunities for other pilots within their airline or within the same airline group should be condemned
2) Any group of pilots who attempt a smash and grab raid, however politely disguised, on the job opportunities of another group of pilots should be condemned.
Thank you Mohikan, it is much clearer now.