A lot of untruths are printed on this forum by some people who purport to know what they are talking about.ie Thunderbug. You clearly have blown your cover as it is obvious you are a B777 pilot. This is a cabin crew forum by the way.
Current crew are only paid overtime when they are on duty with passengers, not for "sitting on their arses in a hotel".
Of course if Gatwick crew were on the same hourly rate as the pilots, they could afford to go out more.
Currently temps are flying with Mainline crew on new contract terms, as per the Mixed Fleet. You need to get your facts right Thunderbug before you make comments that are irrelevent. Your lack of knowledge on this subject makes your contributions rather pointless.