Hooray for Astraeus, Hooray, Hooray, Hooray...
...What a wonderful lot they are. Good on them and their employees for spearheading the downward drive on Terms and Conditions for all Pilots...
Hooray, Hooray, Hooray...
...What you guys who have just accepted the lowest ever Terms for A320 crews in UK have done is to ensure that what you think of as a temporary "stopgap" job will become either:
a) permanently awful terms (because all jobs will be paying this when the upturn comes) thanks to your union busting rush to destroy other people's livelihoods;
or
b) no job at all (because once EI management have finished with your union busting, you will be tossed aside like a used johnny at an orgy) - because AEU will have no work for these aircraft.
I don't blame the individuals. They're desperate.
I have made my point about BA retirees, I won't do so again.
BUT, I AGREE WITH NSF 100% THAT THIS KIND OF CONTRACT UNDERMINES US ALL IN THE LONG TERM. IT SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.