For those wishing to emulate the directors' pay, be very careful what you wish for. Last year, when we were on a pay freeze, the directors took a double-digit pay cut. Seems to have slipped everybody's attention.
If you want to volunteer for a double digit pay cut on your miserly pay, carry on fools. For those whining that they can't afford to live on their current wage, imagine how much worse it would be with a 14% pay cut before taking into account the effect of inflation making it worse.
And as for all the guff about not paying market rate, might I suggest a basic economics lesson. Market rate is determined by supply and demand, and as the company is not struggling to obtain a healthy supply of pilots, it doesn't need to improve the price. Tough but true.
Until this changes, JF and his team will not be putting up the price. Whinging costs the company nothing, and until the moany workforce finally put their money where their mouths are, nothing will change, and even then the company will play it out to the last possible moment to minimise their costs.
Rather than moan about the management, why not moan about your ineffectual BALPA reps. You voted for them, and continue to keep them as your reps, so if they aren't delivering, do something about it. Changing your BALPA rep is something you can influence, and it may finally pay you dividends.