You may not like OBIE2's points,however,IMHO,he is correct. What are you going to do if your Fair Work Australia protected strike action only succeeds in seriously annoying the fare paying public?(who have already swallowed the media anti pilot spin) and does not result in;
a)-Government intervention in favour of Pilots and engineers.
b)-Media suddenly ignoring who pays the bills and backs your action.
c)-successful Employee payed for "we are Australian media campaign"(and save our jobs).
I acknowledge that their are many more knowledgeable posters than I here,
However,I believe that many of the ex "89's" comments, sometimes pilloried here for offering the benefit of painful experience,for no other reason than to try and help others in a profession we are all privileged to be a part of,are ignored because it can't happen today.
So back to the central question,if it does not work and given the emotion involved(And the stakes) could it not spiral out of control and then what?