There was a suggestion in your post that the reason why the company can continue to erode our conditions is because people from India and south america etc are willing to replace us.
That was exactly what I meant.
The vast majority of the people who will replace us is in fact American, European Aussie etc.
Not so sure. For pilots from EU/AUS and the US the package is slowly reaching levels where people will think hard and long before packing their bags. For many other pilots, from for example India and South America, the EK package still represents an increase in T&Cs when compared to their current ones.
As a result I believe we will see fewer EU/AUS/US pilots joining the ME circus over the coming years. Just my two cents.
CP