curmudgeon, in response to your last sentence. The bonus was not paid because they completed this phase 4 months early, that is irrelevant - as long as they completed on schedule, the bonus was theirs. A good motivation tool, eh?
N.T.E you make a very good point, however we will never as a group make a united stand to protect our status, T & C's etc. The Germans will, the Swiss will, The French, the Americans the Spanish et al will however.Why? because they unite. We Brits, for whatever reason don't. The reason is I believe because we usually have either a hidden agenda or are guilty of the "I'm alright Jack, **** you" syndrome. We are too keen on our own self interest to say enough is enough, this is where we make our stand. Until we do, our status and overall package as pillots is going to continue spiralling south - and no, I am not a militant person, but frankly I have had enough and do not want to see our status eroded any further.
