I don't know how much your bosses earn. Of course everyone feels they deserve to be paid well but the rest of us have realistic expectations when you lot have your heads buried in the sand by wanting more. It is like some soldier coming out of the jungle not knowing the war is over. Which planet are you on? Worse still your attitude of satisfied arrogance when you think you can 'keep the country going' by shutting it down galls us.
You have illustrated a fantastic capacity for denial. Live register numbers are rocketing, we have disorder in the banking sector here, we need to save at least €2 billion in public expenditure etc and there is massive uncertainty of a recovery and you feel because you are unique, work every day of the year etc you deserve to be paid well. Come on get real. You are paid well. Too well. Your management are telling you so. The airlines using your services are telling you so and now the public are telling you so.
Like I said you're a smart bunch but how can you in these times of close to economic disaster be so stupid as to allow yourselves to be lead by down the gutters by IMPACT who are prepared to sacrifice the interests of the country to further feather your nests?