JetG and para - you both have good points - as I said before this is the downside of an expat contract. However I hear some of the contract pilots may preempt the strike and get employ elsewhere. Basically if your contract expires this year, 3 months before that day give yourself notice !!
Para - I see that the either the site modulators or the sniveling fool Mujalah have removed his post. I have a copy of it, if anyone interested!