I doubt it. They just gave their local pilots a substantial pay INCREASE.
What's even more interesting is that the management just recently began to implement many cost savings policies, for example a fuel savings policy that the expats pilots have been suggesting for over a DECADE.
An over looked fact is that most of the expat pilots operate VN's aircraft with at least some level of consciousness towards cost. To describe the locals; mostly not conscious, least of all consciously thinking. I suppose that’s why they fall asleep and need a few air force fighters to wake them up. (And countless other incidents that the Vietnamese mitigate, cover-up or blatantly lye about) Oops, off topic but emphasises the point quite well me thinks.