Hi
Dont forget that in all probability, every out of work 320 Capt are sending their CV's directly to the airlines as well as to contract agencies so management will have a pretty good idea of how many pilots there are out there looking for a job and will then be able to price the contract accordingly, knowing that one pilot is absolutely prepared to shaft another one for the sake of a job. So if they know there are say, 80 A320 Capts looking for work and they need 10 for a contract period, they will offer the money that they think 8 will go for and knowing the desparate circumstances some find themselves in, that could be £4,000 a month with no benefits. After all, £4,000 is better than nowt to some.
And given that some in the airline have convinced themselves that they are all right and their T's and C's wont be affected.......... why should they fight for those that they deem to be beneath them? Its spineless, but sadly airline pilots are never tested for the rigidity of their vertebrae and management know it. But then again, management yukspeak, that those in senior positions seem to adopt when they want to be totally apathetic towards T's and C's claim its "market forces"!!!!!!!
Good luck and God Bless
GW