Bruce Wayne, or Susan if you prefer - I follwed your first link and gleaned this
CTC are nothing but a brookfield, by another name.
And who is your contract with?
I think what previous posters are alluding to is that this whole degradation of T&Cs for pilots has gone too far. No matter who started it (probably a Yank) it was taken up wholeheartedly by RYR and is now spreading like wildfire. With the exception of legacy carriers, and I don't rule them out, it will spread to every airline and you who have opposed BALPA recognition will have to shoulder a great deal of the blame. It appears to me that the only self respect being enjoyed by younger guys stems from presently being employed and having a reasonable bank balance. This should not be confused with self esteem.
Your second link takes us to the problem faced by CTC guys, see above. BALPA could have no bearing on this yet all your previous postings seem to have you in the anti BALPA camp. Why? Surely it is better that a collective such as them take this issue on rather than the pilot community seperately each put their heads in the sand and hope that the axe is not going to fall on them or, more proactively, they could each get a brown tongue and hope they will be rewarded for the foul taste.
As I have stated many times, I am not a pilot, but I used to hold the profession in high regard. No longer in the case of the individualists such as you, TRSS, LHC (management surely), etc. I hold lesser and more vilified professions such as social workers or baillifs in higher regard.
To Barden & co, I take my hat off. And yes, I do wear one.