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Old 4th Dec 2009, 16:51
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can't believe you said that

How can you guys say "pilots shouldn't strike" and things like pilots earn enough money. It is about basic stuff here. Of course we wouldn't starve with 5000€ a month or whatever. But the airlines, even those with a little self-esteem like LH and EZY are taking advantage of this ever-so terrible economic crisis (where planes are still full and the company is making profit, share price at 3-year-high) to destroy our T&Cs and our future as professionals. Imagine, for more than a year we are fighting about bread rolls in our crew-food and the latest cost-cutting measure: removal of salt and pepper; isn't that ridiculous?! They are restricting our leave (can only bid for 5 days in a row), now offering contracts where, when you leave homebase to get command somewhere else and then come back, you will be offered entry-level salary like a 200-hour-cadet despite you years in service and thousands of hours of experience. Experience is neither valued nor paid for.
This must stop. If even proper airlines do this now, how do you think smaller outfits will look like in 5-10 years.
"...shouldnt strike." The opposite. We have waiting too long.
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