Maybe the press getting the wrong end of the stick as per usual
You can't blame the press when your union is releasing stuff like this:
Unite's national officer for aviation, Brian Boyd, said: "Monarch faces the prospect of a crippling strike at the height of the holiday season."
The union wants the airline to pay a lump sum to its members instead of giving them a pay rise, which it says they are prepared to defer until next year.
It also wants the airline to pay cabin crew an extra allowance while they are in the air, similar to one currently paid to pilots.
Mr Boyd, said: "The requests of our members are reasonable and are in line with similar negotiations with other industry operators. They represent a practical compromise given the prevailing circumstances.
"Unite is urging Monarch to come back to the negotiating table and work with us to avert damaging industrial action.
"There is no doubt the aviation sector is experiencing difficult times, all the more reason for Monarch to work with Unite to find a practical solution to this dispute."