any union would have to be RYR wide - not just UK pilots, otherwise they'll just close / dramatically downsize the UK bases and send the planes abroad. And the problem will remain.
In the meantime - as stated above - DONT WORK ON DAYS OFF.
If you're the type who finds it hard to say no to the sweet well mannered phone monkeys in crew control / rostering then dont answer your phone to unknown / irish numbers when not on standby.
If you do, you're shafting the rest of us and you're one of them, not one of us.
As for command upgrades, i couldn't be less interested. Even if they threaten me with a base change whether i upgrade or not (the latest tactic?), i still wont. Hope others feel the same.