Flipcelia....you have it right....we may not get our hands "dirty" like the manual workers people here are saying that get paid well...but we do the " manual work" in terms of our profession
We "earn the money" for the company's by flying to the rigs.....Just because we stay clean doesn't mean we should be paid less...Without us, or the engineers, the other "manual workers" (with dirty hands)
the companies earn nothing....
Stick together lads, don't believe the lies management tell you about tough economic times, the company just does not have the money crap etc.... CHC UK used this last year trying to take advantage of the recession and have just made 250 million in profits (up from 170 million last year)
Not bad huh during " tough times"....and they tell the pilots they need to work more days to "help the company out"
I wish you all the best.....
P.H.