Listening to the comments on this forum is like drifting back to a WWII movie. Most of the contributors wishing it were 1945 - back in the 'good old days'. The Hong Kong bubble mentality is not your friend or your reality. The aviation business has been in a race to the bottom since Frank Lorenzo broke the union at Continental Airlines in 1981. Just look at the carnage since. Many good people who did the right thing found themselves out in the street with no job and less prospects. Hubris makes you think it cannot happen to you. You are better then the also-rans like Continental, Eastern, Ansett, and all the others! Your cause is just! The law is on your side. You will prevail!!! Unfortunately, happy endings are for Hollywood. The reality is a glut of unemployed pilot’s world-wide, underpaid pilots at major carriers, and thousands of commuter pilots who work for peanuts. A United 777 or 744 Captain, I believe, is in the $185,000/yr range with NO retirement. If you think that you are indispensable, you are in for a very rude awakening. Management always wins because they are proactive; they have the money and the spin, as well as the lawyers and judges. The union is always playing catch up - reacting to and not driving the discussion. And since you have no hope of winning, I suggest BOHICA and enjoy it. Best of luck.