Completely agree
Norman, glad that you agree - I don't work for Easy, I work for Flybe and yet we're facing very similar issues to yourselves in terms of pay freezes etc despite the fact that the company made its biggest profit ever last year and is on target to still make a profit in the current financial year due in no small part to its hard working and relatively lowly paid crews.
It does sadden me that terms and conditions are not what they were in this profession. It is a challenging career, it's very demanding and exacting at times and the work pattern can be relentless and fatiguing and can have a big impact on family life. I think all of that is deserving of a reasonable level of remuneration and I think collectively via BALPA is the only way pilots can represent themselves to stem the continual downward spiral.
I was astounded to learn that the 28 year old plumber who fitted our dishwasher and works for the local electricity board earns £10 000 per year more than I do as a First Officer flying a commercial airliner - that shows you how far things have gone.
Wishing you all clear skies,
Desk-pilot