Frank, I must agree that unfair is unfair. All sorts of tenuous analogies being used in support of this Claytons ban. This union lost it for me when it supported the break up of the pilot body in Cathay. You may delude yourself that more militant action will lead to a positive outcome for you but, in reality, given the fragmented state of pilots in Cathay further action will only lead to more dismissals and will not be successful. Sure the bottom line will bend a bit, sure the travelling public will be disadvantaged again. The aircraft will keep flying and the union will go down the gurgler. You must take whatever steps are necessary, however difficult, however humbling to get back to the table.