Mr Meerkat,
If easyJet intend on offering permanent contracts in the UK, why on earth are you suggesting that the workforce must gear themselves up for a fight and strike?
It is, I am told, the intention of easyJet to retain FlexiCrew and indeed spread it to the rank of captain. We will both agree this is a wholly unacceptable position and would be in support of any action against it. To give the impression that UK contracts are imminent is rather misleading. Hopefully they will be but you are right, only with a fight. Not a great prospect for a new joiner who will be number 300 in the queue.
If I were to offer any advice to prospective FlexiCrew, it would be to not join in the hope of becoming a permanent employee anytime soon. The management of easyJet have very clear ideas of how they want to employ people and unless Mr Meerkat and his colleagues present a very real threat through industrial action, this is unlikely to change.
Terribly sad as otherwise, it's a very nice company to work in.