Hope someone told these dudes the most effective way to immediately increase pay and get the airline's attention is working to rules. Just a little bit more than normal would do the trick. A bit more fuel, a few less visual approaches, more time at turbulence penetration speed when it is forecast. Some management pilots and others may not like to participate. No problem! Their incoming aircraft will be late, curfews and duty times plus technical write-ups that could sometimes be verbal, will affect the next flight. Participants will possibly not be requesting shortcuts or pushing so hard for a better level. Finally aircraft will be running so late it will be impossible to recover the lost time. There might be a tiny problem with connections. Everyone will still get paid. Turbo Tie will be so happy he is not running the show.
Most of the 1,600 1989ers probably wish work to rules had been the way to go then.