Why shouldn't they get a payrise, framer? he company CAN afford it!dropping the pay claim is just stupid. NO other group of employees, ANYWHERE in the country would be happy to sit on static/backwards wages... so why should pilots?
This is just playing into their hands.
IF you only have one claim, and they STILL wont agree to it, you have no other position from which to "bargain".
keep the claims!!!!!