I am not saying that all pilots are barrack room lawyers but I do remember a thread on this forum about 6 years ago debating as to whether pilots should walk away from bonds and the concensus was very much for breaking the bond. Most pilots (not all) were of the opinion that employers were dirt rotten capatalists and just exploiting the pilot community and breaking the bond appeared to be a sort of revenge.
I can see both sides. I am a pilot/owner/employer (and one time employee). All I do know is that a good professional loyal pilot workforce is a company's greatest asset and looking after that asset is fundamental to having a profitable business. Perhaps that is why I am still in business after 38 years, albeit operating gereatric old Hawkers that so many pilots on this forum like to rubbish. I would like to point out that when said same pilots are offered a full time job with a free type rating and no bond our Hawkers suddenly seem to regain their youth!