Yes, St. Nicholas, you are very wide off the mark. The German contract is the cheapest of the euro contracts and the company wishes to make it even cheaper and ignore national laws in Germany under the mantra that we are a lowcost airline. Funny how some think that they are above the law. The company has not been asked for more than the gross pay at the other continental bases (and the extra social costs are lower in Germany than in Spain, France and Italy), but have been offered significantly less. Tax is high in Germany, but that is not per se the company's problem. However, pay is not the main issue being fought in this battle.