Its not that bad Gas Bags
Its just big company syndrome, the different sides just come with the territory.
Being the biggest employer in aviation in this country it is also the comparison point for how everyone else is getting remunerated.
Most other workplaces ride on the coat tails of what we go through to a certain extent.
And also like most big workplaces, its full of competitive competing sides that are always trying to outdo each other. The previous management regime created such a toxic relationship between the management and the workers that both sides have complete mistrust for each other.
The previous battle for a fair wage increase (ie in line with the inflation at the time) has left the workers with a bitter taste and the previous management regime who were hell bent on 'breaking' us, out of a job. So that from that what you will.