Second off...the fact that this thread has been posted here for so long indicates to me that there is not a lot of sympathy for these pilots among the PPRuNe...only 7 posts so far...
What's your point, really? We don't see a lot of posts about European job actions on the US-centric boards, either. You're point is lost. Check out flightinfo.com or airlinepilotcentral.com if you want to see overwhelming support for the Spirit pilots. And, by the way, a lot of that support is coming from non-ALPA pilots.
Thirdly...If all of the "support" is out there for your cause, according to the news reports, Spirit is rebooking their customers on other (possibly ALPO?) airlines...Isn't that flying "struck" work??? I guess that means better "you than I", because I've still got a job...
If the revenue goes to the airline carrying the customers and not to Spirit, then it's not considered flying struck work. Flying flights under Spirit callsigns/flight numbers that puts money in Spirit's coffers would be flying struck work.
Fourth...Haven't the Spirit pilots learned anything from the CAL 83 and EAL 89 ALPO strikes?...
Strategically, they have learned a lot. First, there is no Texas Air or Continental to siphon off resources to in this case. In a war, you don't refuse to go into a skirmish because a previous skirmish ended badly. You study previous battles, analyze them, and learn what worked and what didn't. EAL and CAL ended poorly, but the lessons to be learned include not fearing management's threats, not falling or sham contract offers, and not being afraid to call management on their lies and deceit.
Also, times have changed and we're in the information age. That, in and of itself, is a huge difference between then and now.
Shut your Airline down, put most of your friends and colleagues out of work, and support your ALPO brothers and sisters by giving them more business and ergo job security...
This should have never happened, but Spirit management has chosen to not negotiate in good faith and has repeatedly stalled talks for years. At some point, you have to look into the abyss and stand your ground. They don't want to shut down the company - no striking pilot group does. What they want is equitable pay and compensation for the work they do. They aren't asking for pie-in-the-sky pay, just industry average. They are so far below that now and it's embarrassing to the entire profession.
Stand strong, Spirit pilots. You deserve our respect.
PS - I turned down three calls to come for an interview with EAL during the strike.