This is a super thread, great posts by so many, am sure it will make good reading over the next 2 months.
But little appears to have changed over a long time, the T+C reductions for CC are too big for them to accept, I place much blame with the unions and management over many many years for getting to this stage.
Talking to a few (4) CC friends over the last couple of weeks, they all singing the same song, they feel resist changes even up to company going out of business is a betting mans best option, they have all made plans to help their own cash flow should they stop getting paid wages over the winter time.
I do wish all the CC well, but their T+Cs/costs to the airline are just too big in these times for it not to change one way or another, good luck CC.