felixthecat - Yes crew should be allowed to speak up about safety. But this current media attention isn't about safety, is it?
The perception is that Pilots dont like the contracts and are trying to use safety as leverage to improve their Ts&Cs.
This perception that Pilots would use safety as a bargaining chip is far more dangerous than any 'zero hour contract' - if Pilots think not having a pension/uniform/medical is a safety issue, then who's going to take them seriously in future when they need to raise a real safety issue?
RYR management have a history of heavy handedness, but I think MOL is spot on here - safety isnt a bargaining chip, and anyone who thinks it is should not be flying a plane.
Whether this perception is spin from RYR, or whether its just a badly handled attempt at unity from the RPG is irrelevant...perception over fact.
...of course, this is all yesterdays news now.