Willie Walsh, as the CEO of a major international 'Blue Chip' airline, is one of the cheapest (best value?) CEO's of similar airlines in the world even on his 'monstrous' salary.
The Cabin Crew, by comparison, are not.
The management are not doing an 'Aer Lingus' here, the Cabin Crew Union is though.
You want negotiation? What about the last 9 months.
Sadly I feel there will be a lot of animosity in the workplace for the next few weeks. Lets hope we can all keep it professional in the face of a militant Union trying to destroy all of our livelihoods.