If pilots are seriously concerned what Laws, Jones, Hadley , Grimshaw et al report then you may as well hoist the white flag now.
Don't know about the rest but as alluded to in Teresa Green's earlier post, this link is to John Laws comments on radio this morning.
2SM - John Laws - Sydney's Talk, News and Entertainment Station
It's brief and right at the end of the audio highlights for the 10th of March but he does seem to be sympathetic to the pilot's cause, mentioning Job security and nothing about the 26% payrise line from management.