Originally Posted by Clanger32
Newbies CAN NOT influence this...
They can.
The law of supply and demand dictates that if there are no buyers then the seller (operator) will be forced to lower their price or (ideally in this case) stop charging.
The old school captains won't strike or withdraw their training services on the principle that they didn't pay their way up so why should they? The newer captains and FO's won't strike because they
did pay their way so don't see why they should help their colleagues.
I asked this specific question in another thread and not ONE of the job buyers volunteered an answer which should tell you all you need to know about their views on solidarity.
Originally Posted by Clanger 32
so you play O'Learys game, or not at all....what would you choose, really, if you had £50k of debt [rhetorical question]???
I'd rather stick needles in my eyes than work for O'Leary. I'd do whatever I had to in order to meet my obligations and bide my time until the job I wanted came along. Pretty much what I have done actually.