KT, it's not the guys on the line that need a pep talk. Balpa CC need to stop letting the company dictate the pace and direction of the 'negotiations'. Now.
Balpa and the line pilots have the company's dangly bits in their hand (in the form of shiney aeroplanes). As has been stated before the CC should be saying to the company THIS is what we want or your dangly bits WON'T be going flying next week. Start of the summer schedule, busy flights, good passenger numbers, no fat in the schedule, etc.
The repurcusions of IA would seriously harm Flybe. However, I'm sure that most pilots won't want to strike. Flybe won't want you to strike either but they need to know that you will, without a seconds thought, unless you get a decent offer. It is that message that you need to get across immediately and the onus is on the Balpa CC to pull their fingers out and stop with all the huggy fluffy bollocks.
Flybe, last year in the middle of recession, made about £60M profit. Part of which was gained because Flybe employees are on such poor pay and QOL. Profit which should come from passengers and other custom has, effectively, come out of your bank account.
Why are you allowing JF to line his pockets with your money?!