I disagree with you about the requirements to win the
PR battle. As skeletor alluded to, the management have as much to lose (if not more) in the media spotlight. All the pilot group has to do is force the situation, lets not overcomplicate our task
That's the point of a
PR war, If you are standing on a picket line you want the mob of angry passengers to know the whole truth about both sides and not just the stuff that the FlyBe
PR department spouts off to the daily mail.
They will use stuff like flying hours (not duty hours), the highest jet training Capt's salary, the total leave we get (not explaining bank holidays) etc etc. It will seem like we are a bunch of overpaid/under-worked ungrateful sods. This is the sort of stuff that makes the not so committed among us go back to work and break the union - hence the importance.
All I'm saying is don't just shout 'STRIKE', know what you are getting into and be prepared for whats to come.