flyingeagle21: "I find it hard to believe OAA and easyJet would do you over and not offer you a job."
Really? If they need you and you meet the std then fine, but if the Euro goes downhill (56% of EZY biz is EU) can you blame them for making you redundant in 2012/13? Wake up - they are a business not a charity!
"I know a few people fresh out off Oxford on the bog standard pay your way integrated course -£85k"
2008: EZY/CTC cadets had £120k debts and were made redundant after 6 months then told not allowed to apply to Aer Lingus whilst working in bars, just in case EZY wanted them back!
"the only way to get a job now is to get a ~£30k type rating"
Rubbish! That is what the schools are selling you!
There are instructing jobs in the UK that pay £45k now because there are so few decent candidates!
Look to the future - (under 40?) you are young enough! Go and get some experience elsewhere - try abroad, but don't dig yourselves into a hole you can't walk out of!
If you want change for the better then work together! What if all new wanabees boycotted MPL/TRSS/P2F(post frozen ATPL) as a group of young pilots (maybe get GAPAN or a union involved, set up your own wanabee union, camp outside EZY Luton HQ/OAA/CTC, get a petition going on No.10 govt website, the CAA etc ), Ts&Cs really could be improved!