1. eJ charges next to nowt for a lot of its tickets. You lot are well paid. How do you think it does this? By working you to the limits of your max allowable duty hours. Simple economics.
If you had taken the slightest notice of what is at issue here you would realise that this is the root of the problem.
Now read carefully, Ill try not to use words that are too big!
THEY DON'T ROSTER US TO THE MAXIMUM FLIGHT DUTY LIMITS AT ALL. THE AVERAGE PILOT FLEW 630 HRS LAST YEAR. WE CAN'T FLY ANY MORE HOURS BECAUSE THE 'ROSTER' GETS SCREWED AROUND SO MUCH AFTER IT IS WRITTEN THAT WE ARE USED VERY INNEFFICIENTLY - WASTING MONEY.
IF WE WERE BETTER ROSTERED, WE COULD FLY MORE, BE HAPPIER, BE MORE PRODUCTIVE, NOT BE MESSED AROUND SO MUCH AND CHARGE EVEN LESS FOR THE BL00DY TICKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The strike talk is not hot air. If the CEO fails to make some positive moves by 31 Jan the ballot papers will be in the post on 1 Feb.
If 55% of the pilots strike, as the vast majority of Balpa members are Captains, circa 70% of the flights won't go. A strike can be a few hours, a day, a few days - anything in fact that is considered to have the desired effect.