"Why don't wiz and alpha and every body else who so eloquently (or otherwise) grace this forum try and come up with solutions instead of the usual negative cr-p."
One suggestion mole, if I may offer it, is to ask the CX pilots HOW determined they are in seeing this dispute achieve its primary objective of getting your "management" to the table. It would seem apparent that the decision by Cx "management" to recruit with "gusto" is another step backwards by them.
However I sometimes find it difficult to believe that the pilots are syeadfast in THEIR resolve, when I hear CX flights requesting track shortening (eg, "request direct to ...") and/or changes in FL`s (judging by their tracks, the request are for more OPTIMUM levels). I fully understand that as PROFESSIONAL PILOTS, it goes against the grain to NOT make these requests - however, your "management" obviously considers you nothing more than drivers who are given a flight plan and expected to fly it.
Operating costs of large airliners are astronomical - forget about fuel - and by following the flight plan, as given to you at briefing, these costs are reasonably well budgeted for. By accepting/requesting track shortening/FL changes, you are providing your "management" with EXTRA money (saved through reduced operating times) to put into their war chest.
Worth thinking about?